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3. Since Span became a major leaguer in 2008, he has hit 24 triples, tied with Carl Crawford and Curtis Granderson for the A.L. lead.
6. Since 2000, there have only been 60 games in which one player had two triples.
9. Since 1920, no ballplayer has had more than one three-triple game in a season or in his career.
It was Henry Aaron who said: “The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans are so obsessed with them.”
4. Since 1920, there have been 29 occasions in which a player has hit three triples in one game.
Three triples is one of those rare events in baseball. In fact, since 2000, only Rafael Furcal has had three triples in one game (April 21, 2002), for Atlanta against Florida, while Carlos Delgado, Shawn Green and Mike Cameron hit four homers in the game.
Here are three times three bases more things to know about Span and his triples.
It takes a combination of a well-hit ball,The Hundreds Hats, speed,Tampa Bay Rays Hats, placement and sometimes a little luck to hit a triple. Jim Murray,cheap Kansas City Royals Hats, among others, also added the outfielder into the equation when he wrote,Wholesale Famous Hats, “Willie Mays’s glove is where triples go to die.”
5. Willie Mays,Cheap Monster Energy Hats, Joe DiMaggio, Ernie Banks, Roberto Clemente, Charlie Gehringer,Apparel, Earle Combs,Monster Energy Hats sale, Jim Bottomley,Wholesale Batman Hats, and Ross Youngs are the Hall of Famers who had three triples in one game.
7. Since 2000,Cheap San Francisco Giants Hats, there have only been 102 games in which one team had three triples. Carl Crawford has had two triples in one game on seven different occasions, and Curtis Granderson has had two triples in one game five times.
1. The Twins and the Yankees lead the American League, each with 19 triples.
2. Span leads the Twins and the American League,http://yourefer.net/pg/blog/7m2h6y6p2m,wholesale Chras Bromn Hats, and is tied with Shane Victorino for the Major League lead,New York Mets Hats, with seven triples this season. Last season,cheap Detroit Tigers Hats, Span and Boston’s Jacoby Ellsbury led the A.L. with 10 triples.
Span told reporters that his inspiration for his triples was watching Jim Thome, the Twins’ 39-year old designated hitter who hit his first triple in seven years in the previous night’s game. “A triple for me is like hitting a home run for a power hitter,” Span was quoted as saying.