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Sam Antonacci was hit by a pitch for the 16th time this season in Chicago's loss to Detroit today. That is the most HBP by any MLB rookie in the modern era prior to the start of July.

The Angels are the first team in MLB history to: hit 5+ homers have a 7+ run inning have a 7+ run lead ...and yet lose the game.

The @Yankees' Cam Schlittler: 2025 WC vs. Bos: 12 K, 0 BB, 0 R Tonight vs. Cin: 13 K, 0 BB, 0 R He's the only pitcher in MLB history to have a scoreless start with 12+ strikeouts and no walks in both the regular season and the postseason.

There have been over 5 million total 18-game spans by players in MLB's modern era. In none of them did a player have as many hits, doubles, triples, homers & steals as the @Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong over his last 18 games: 34 hits 5 doubles 2 triples 9 home runs 6 stolen bases

1 - The #USMNT is the first team in FIFA World Cup history to benefit from an own goal in two consecutive matches. Bounces.

Jacob Misiorowski of the @Brewers leads the MLB in Ks, ERA, opposing AVG and opposing OBP (among qualified pitchers). Over the last 100 years, the only pitchers to finish a season leading the majors in those four categories are Sandy Koufax (1965) and Mike Scott (1986).

Andrew Benintendi is the second visiting player with a pinch-hit, go-ahead grand slam in the 8th inning or later at Yankee Stadium (old or new). The other player also did so for the @whitesox: Tommy Byrne (a pitcher) on May 16, 1953.

Colson Montgomery: 1st season: 20th HR in 247th AB 2nd season: 20th HR in 254th AB He's the only player in history to hit 20 HR within his first 275 AB in each of his first 2 MLB seasons.

Bryan Woo has a 5.0 K/BB ratio through his first 4 MLB seasons after today's win over the Orioles. The only pitchers in MLB history to post a K/BB ratio of 5.0 or better through 4 big-league seasons (min. 400 IP) are George Kirby (2022-25), Shane Bieber (2018-21), Masahiro Tanaka (2014-17) and Tommy Bond (1876-79).

Hunter Goodman has 19 HR & 5 SB through his first 50 games played at catcher in 2026. The only player since stolen bases were first tracked in 1886 to have those totals through 50 games played at catcher in a season was Cal Raleigh (24 HR, 6 SB) last year.

The @Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. has 114 HR, 175 stolen bases and 35 triples through 700 career MLB games. No other player in MLB history has reached at least 100 homers, 150 steals & 35 triples through 700 career games in the league.

For the second time in MLB history, the first pitcher in the majors to reach 10 wins (Aaron Ashby) did so while having all 10 come in relief. The other was in 1959 with Roy Face.

James Wood has 31 games in 2026 with at least one walk and one run. Wood turns 24 on 9/17. Two players since 1920 have had as many games before July 1 of a season they were 23 or younger, Rickey Henderson (1982, 31, age 23) and Mel Ott (1929, 31, age 20; based on age on 6/30).

The only other season where even two players did so was in 2002: Raúl Ibañez for the Royals (7/14/2002) and Carl Everett for the Rangers (8/1/2002).

This season, 3 different MLB players have had 6+ RBI via home runs before the end of the 2nd inning of a game: @Reds Sal Stewart on April 15 @astros Yordan Alvarez on June 12 @Reds Eugenio Suárez tonight It's the first time 3 different players have done so in a single season.

Corbin Carroll reached 400 runs scored in the 555th game of his MLB career in his last series. Carroll became the fastest Diamondback to 400 runs all-time and the third fastest to 400 runs among active players (Ronald Acuna Jr. – 520, Mike Trout – 527).

Nikolaj Ehlers scored the first and last goals of the Stanley Cup Final while leading his team in points during the series, becoming the third player to do so in Stanley Cup Final history after Jason Arnott for the Devils in 2000 and Nels Stewart for the Maroons in 1926.

Logan Webb leads all pitchers (min. 100 GS) in HR/9 (.621) & ranks 9th in IP (1129.2) since debuting in 2019. The only other pitcher to debut in the modern era to rank 1st in MLB in HR/9 (min. 100 GS) & top 10 in IP over his first 8 MLB seasons is Clayton Kershaw (2008-2015).

There have been 48 total 5-game spans by teams in NBA history (reg or post) where they led by 8+ points at the end of the first quarter in all 5. In 47 of the 48, the team had a winning record over the 5 games. All except the Spurs in the 2026 NBA Finals. They went 1-4.

Breakdown of the 52 playoff appearances by MLB/NBA/NFL/NHL teams from the NYC metro area between the Giants' victory in Super Bowl XLVI and the Knicks' title this year: 10 - Rangers 10 - Yankees 8 - Islanders 8 - Nets 6 - Knicks 4 - Devils 4 - Mets 2 - Giants 0 - Jets

The Knicks' championship snaps a streak of 52 straight playoff appearances by MLB/NBA/NFL/NHL teams from the NYC metro area that ended without a title. It was the 3rd-longest streak all-time by a metro area, behind only active streaks by Minneapolis-St. Paul (57) & Buffalo (55).