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5 Key Facts to Know From MLB Opening Day Weekend
The most significant milestones, records, & interesting occurrences to know from Opening Day
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This Opening Day was different than any other with no fans in attendance, and there were still many records broken. Whether it was Molina’s record for consecutive starts or an insane amount of doubles by the Red Sox, Opening Day was definitely a success. Whether it’s a monumental milestone or just an interesting occurrence to bring up in a conversation, here are the top facts to know from Opening Day 2020.
#PlayerOfTheDay (7/25/20) – 1B Matt Olson, OAK
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 25, 2020
FACTS TO KNOW:
– 1st walk-off Grand Slam on Opening Day since 1986
– 2nd player w/ 2 Opening Day walk-offs
– 1st w/ multiple Opening Day extra-innings walk-offs
– 1st GW-run to come from a fake runner at 2nd pic.twitter.com/L2M2yKkzI9
Giancarlo Stanton is much better than everyone else at hitting balls really far.
Including his 1st-inning HR that went 459 feet, Giancarlo Stanton now has 51 career HRs that traveled at least 450 feet since entering the majors in 2010. That is more than double any other player in that span. pic.twitter.com/Q2PnXyMOJz
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 23, 2020
The Cubs pitcher started off the season with a rare scoreless game in Chicago’s long Opening Day history.
Kyle Hendricks is the 1st Cubs pitcher to throw an Opening Day shutout since 1974 (Bill Bonham) pic.twitter.com/Fy3SXMA1Fn
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 27, 2020
Kyle Hendricks showing it’s not ALL about velocity in 2020 https://t.co/FMdIzNOX0T
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 25, 2020
The Cardinals catcher is one of the most durable backstops ever.
Getting an RBI single in his @Cardinals 5-4 win vs PIT on Friday, Yadier Molina passed Al Lopez for the most career Opening Day starts at catcher (16) in National League history. He also passed Ray Schalk & Bill Dickey for the most consecutive such starts in MLB history (also 16) pic.twitter.com/lTipLUsnjz
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) July 25, 2020
Red Sox batters were all finding the gaps of Fenway Park on Opening Day.
The Red Sox have 8 doubles tonight, the most in an opening day game since 1936, per MLB stats.
JD Martinez is spraying the ball to all fields pic.twitter.com/gRrnMV2aWt
— Jordan Moore (@iJordanMoore) July 25, 2020
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