David “Big Papi” Ortiz made history on Wednesday night, hitting his 30th home run of the season – becoming the oldest player to do so in Major League Baseball.
David Ortiz
At age 40, Ortiz has 40 doubles and also 100 Runs Batted In. His 10 seasons of 100 RBI’s is the most in Red Sox history – and it ties him with some immortals of the game – Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig.
But rookie sensation Gary Sanchez of the New York Yankees is also making history, with a towering home run against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. Since graduating from Triple-A on August 3, the Baby Bronx Bomber has hit 9 home runs in just 70 at bats. He is the first and only Yankee to hit 9 homers in his first 21 career games – better than Ruth, Gehrig and Mantle. Sanchez has now tied Joe DiMaggio with 10 or more extra-base hits in his first 16 career games.
Gary Sanchez
The 23-year-old is hitting .389 with 9 homers and 16 Runs Batted In. He’s so good that the Mariners walked him twice – intentionally – in Wednesday’s game. If he keeps it up, one day the name of Gary Sanchez might appear in the same sentence as David Ortiz.
