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Catcher’s interference in the postseason
Jacoby Ellsbury became the first player ever to draw multiple catcher's interference calls in a postseason career. Ellsbury also holds the regular season career record (31) and the single-season record (12). [Update: Tommy La Stella became the second batter to be involved in multiple postseason catcher interference calls on 10/2/2018.] Dates are
Players with the longest postseason losing streaks
With the Twins' loss last night, Joe Mauer is now 0-10 in playoff games. Is this a baseball record? Most appearances in playoff losses, no wins Active players are shaded. Tiebreaker games/one-game playoffs are not included. Player Record Teams Notes Jody Reed 0-11 1988 Red Sox 1990 Red Sox 1996 Padres Rick Porcello 0-11 2011 Tigers 2012 Tigers 2013 Tigers 2016 Red Sox 2017 Red Sox Porcello was on
Triple Crown leaders
New pitcher used in the field
New Pitcher Moved to the Field for a Platoon Advantage
New Pitcher Moved to the Field for a Platoon Advantage
Position Instability, Part 2
The 2008 Mets are the 17th team, counting the 1961 Kansas City Athletics and 1976 Montreal Expos twice, to start at least 12 players at a single position.Most different starters at any team-position, excluding pitchers and designated hitters, 1956-2007:TeamPosLeaderStartsStartersNotes2002 Cleveland IndiansLFRussell Branyan39151961 Kansas City AthleticsRFJim Rivera29131968 Cleveland IndiansLFLee Maye65131976 Montreal
Position Instability
The 2008 Mets have started 12 different left fielders this season, none of whom have started more than 23 games. How unusual is this?Fewest games started by team-leader at any position, excluding pitchers and designated hitters, 1956-2007, excluding strike seasons:TeamPosLeaderStartsStartersNotes1997 Milwaukee BrewersLFMarc Newfield2810Gerald Williams led the team in LF