How could anyone hit a Babe Ruth record after hitting .000?
That’s exactly what Cuban White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal accomplished on Saturday when he hit 3-0 with 13 walks traded in four games. With the curious statistic, Grandal joined Ruth (1930) as the only players in American League history to trade at least 13 walks in a four-game stretch.
If you include the National League, only one player would join – Bryce Harper, who did it in 2016.
Altogether, Grandal goes through a rare campaign at the plate. After trading four walks and hitting a sacrifice fly Saturday against the Royals, he runs a .121 / .388 / .259 offensive line with seven hits and 26 walks in his first 21 games of 2021.
But you don’t have to worry if you’re in the company of Babe Ruth, right? (GG) (MLB in Spanish)