Wander Franco of the Tampa Bay Rays went unstoppable for the second night in a row Wednesday, going blank in his first three at-bats against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
But the rookie Rays sensation extended his game streak to 38 after he walked with two outs off Garrett Richards in the eighth act. Franco’s current streak is currently the longest in the majors, the longest overall this season, the longest in American League history for a player under the age of 21, and the second longest in the history of both leagues. by a player 20 years of age or younger.
With his free ticket against Richards, Franco edged out Alfonso “Chico” Carrasquel in 1950 to impose the longest hitting streak in the modern era (since 1900) for a rookie shortstop, regardless of age. During this run, Franco has more hits (48) than strikes fanned (45).
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Gabriel Delgado
I started as a rookie on Al Bat in early 2018 and am going for my third season covering Major League Baseball as a web reporter. I am a fan of the San Francisco Giants, a number one defender of Barry Bonds and a critic of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Fernando Tatis Jr., Juan Soto and Ronald Acuña are the future of baseball, Mike Trout is overrated, and the Astros deserved to be taken away from the World Series for cheating. Besides baseball, I also enjoy soccer, football, basketball, and just about any other game that includes a ball or a ball. I am also an amateur musician, penniless gamer and very nerdy. Graduated in journalism from the University of Guadalajara, I graduated in 2017. Born in the shrimp capital of the world, Escuinapa, Sinaloa. I lived in Australia for a while; i survived giant spiders, tasmanian devils, and fought a kangaroo and didn’t die trying.
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