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Top 10 Facts to Know For MLB Opening Day
The most significant milestones, records, & interesting occurrences to know for 2020 MLB Opening Day
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The MLB is back as numerous teams kick off their seasons today. Whether it’s a monumental milestone or just an interesting occurrence to bring up in a conversation, here are the top facts to know for Opening Day 2020.
Gerrit Cole also enters Thursday’s game on a streak of 9 consecutive starts with 10-or-more strikeouts. If he registers another 10+ K game, Cole will tie Pedro Martínez (10 straight from 1999-00) for the longest such streak in MLB history.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 20, 2020
If Clayton Kershaw starts Thu. vs the Giants as scheduled, he will be just the 2nd player in MLB History to make 4 Opening Day starts against multiple teams (4 vs SD; 3 vs SF). HOFer Walter Johnson (7 vs PHI; 4 vs NYY) is the only other pitcher to accomplish the feat. pic.twitter.com/SYdOD9gVA8
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 21, 2020
Kershaw is scheduled to square off against Giants SP Johnny Cueto Thursday. The Dodgers hold the advantage with a 4-2 record in such matchups. Catch the Opening Day game at 10 ET on ESPN.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 21, 2020
There’s no better way to start the season than watching these heavyweights face off.
Washington was 10-0 in games started by Max Scherzer & Stephen Strasburg during the playoffs, the best team record in games started by any duo in a single postseason in MLB history pic.twitter.com/KAbQ8GHiWF
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 23, 2020
The Nationals will host the Yankees on Opening Day in a matchup between last year’s champion and this year’s co-favorite.
The Nationals will be the first defending World Series champions to open their season against the Yankees since the 2005 Red Sox. pic.twitter.com/iFM89kFVBw
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 27, 2020
The world is finally getting baseball back after waiting for a record amount of time.
This will go down as the longest baseball drought of all-time https://t.co/vq2L9m8JuJ
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 24, 2020
Yesterday marked 266 days without MLB games since the World Series ended on Oct. 30. That’s the longest streak in MLB history pic.twitter.com/5XyzJmYC6L
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 23, 2020
The Twins had one of the greatest offensive seasons ever.
The Minnesota Twins set an MLB record for HRs in a season (307) in 2019 pic.twitter.com/bJW4Xjg26B
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 23, 2020
The Twins weren’t the only ones who were dropping bombs in 2019 as the league shattered the previous record.
This 2019 regular season featured 6,776 HR, shattering the previous record set in 2017 by 671 pic.twitter.com/e6ADiMn3AR
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 23, 2020
MLB has set a new record strikeout rate in 11 of the last 12 seasons, including again in 2019 pic.twitter.com/gx2Dz8RKlQ
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 23, 2020
Ronald Acuna Jr. broke an MLB record and looks to take his game to the next level in 2020.
Acuna is 1 of 4 players over the last 25 years to record 20 HRs & 20 SB over a 60-game span pic.twitter.com/IOLVWtLgny
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 23, 2020
Mike Trout will go down as one of the greats players ever.
Mike Trout has finished as a top-5 MVP candidate in each of the last 8 years, the most consecutive seasons in MLB history pic.twitter.com/VGe9WqinDk
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 23, 2020
With expanded rosters to start the season, this record could get broken in 2020.
Seattle used 42 (!) different pitchers in 2019, breaking the single-season Major League record (previously 40) pic.twitter.com/tWLAaFUIAE
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 23, 2020
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