As the 2024 regular season approaches its midpoint, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today:
1. Reynolds nearing season-best streak:
Bryan Reynolds has been putting up fantastic numbers in recent weeks. Since the calendar flipped to June, the switch-hitter has slashed .357/.419/.643 and collected a hit in 21 straight games. While the Pirates have largely failed to take advantage of Reynolds’s hot streak, with a record of just 11-10 in June, the outfielder nonetheless enters play today on the cusp of establishing the longest hitting streak of the 2024 campaign so far, beating out Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe, whose streak last month ended at 21 games. Reynolds and the Pirates will take on the Reds in Cincinnati at 7:10pm local time this evening. Cincinnati will send righty Hunter Greene (3.35 ERA) to the mound to take on Pittsburgh righty Mitch Keller (3.11 ERA).
2. Woo to undergo MRI:
It’s been a season fraught with injury concerns for young Mariners right-hander Bryan Woo, and that continued yesterday when he exited his start against the Rays yesterday after throwing just 60 pitches due to what the club has termed right hamstring tightness. As noted by MLB.com’s Injury Tracker, Woo is set to undergo an MRI to determine the severity of the issue before the club determines whether or not he’ll require a trip to the IL.
The 24-year-old Woo has dominated to the tune of a 1.77 ERA and 2.71 FIP in 40 2/3 innings of work this year but has been limited to just eight starts due to elbow inflammation and tightness in his forearm. Right-hander Emerson Hancock appears to be the most likely candidate to step into the rotation in Seattle if Woo ends up missing time. The former sixth-overall pick made his big league debut last year and struggled across eight starts in the majors earlier this year with a 4.79 ERA and 5.67 FIP in 41 1/3 innings of work.
3. MLBTR Chat today:
It’s been an eventful week around the majors. One of the top hitting prospects in baseball was suspended for nearly all of the 2024 season’s remainder. The Yankees added some a corner infield bat. With just over a month to go until the July 30 trade deadline, two notable lefties who might’ve otherwise been available went down with injuries. If you have any questions about the upcoming deadline or your team’s direction with July just over the horizon, MLBTR’s Steve Adams will host a live chat with readers today at 1pm CT. You can click here to ask a question in advance, and that same link will allow you to join in on the chat once it begins or read the transcript after it is completed.
Why is Al Dukes so ornery?!
Only 36 more games to claim the consecutive hit streak record.
are you related to Slider with Cheese, Old York?
@TheMan 3
Is that a user on here? I have no clue what you’re talking about.
Been here long enough to safely say that Slider and Old York are not the same person. Slider has/had some “interesting” comments, while Old York has constructive criticism in my opinion.
@Old York,
I’m not sure anyone is touching Joe DiMaggio’s hit streak, that’s one record that won’t easily be broken I think.
@Warden of the North(acoss13
Many said that we wouldn’t see Babe’s HR record broken or even Aaron’s record and it happened. I think some of the records like consecutive games played and complete games will never be broken, though. The hit streak is quite possible but much less chance than before because the focus is on power over contact.
But when Reynolds goes 0-3 tonight, you can come and laugh in my face.
56 consecutive games with a hit is just, super impressive. The closest player to even touch that record was Pete Rose and he only got to 44 games I believe, fact check that please. But I would absolutely love to be proven wrong!
@Warden of the North(acoss13
1. Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees: 56 games, 1941.
2. Willie Keeler, Baltimore Orioles (NL): 45 games, 1896-97.
3. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 44 games, 1978.
4. Bill Dahlen, Chicago Cubs: 42 games, 1894.
5. George Sisler, St. Louis Browns: 41 games, 1922.
acoss – I didn’t realize it was you until just now! Why you change your handle?
Yeah I agree with you, Old York is not Bill Lee.
Old – That is not correct, Charlie Smith holds the all-time MLB consecutive game hitting streak record with 66 in 1929.
That was the year he batted .451 in 246 AB’s.
It’s almost laughable how you can make fun of ball players accomplishments when have never been a major league player Old York
Then again I will laugh at you
Cy Young has 511 wins. Connie Mack managed the Athletics for 50 years. No one is ever going to break those records.
Captain – Obviously agree with you on Cy, but I can see Connie’s record being broken.
Now that some MLB teams favor young managers with no prior experience, I can picture a manager starting at 28 and going past 78.
Most of us won’t be around to see it!!
@Fever Pitch Guy
Well, MLB’s own website suggests that’s not the case.
mlb.com/news/longest-hitting-streaks-in-mlb-histor…
Maybe it’s time for MLB to update their site?
@TheMan 3
When have I laughed at their accomplishments?
Anyway, by all means, enjoy laughing at me. It doesn’t bother me.
Old – Agreed! Or at least change “MLB” to the proper wording of “AL/NL” which they’ve already begun doing elsewhere.
@Captain Dunsel
Not in analytics era, as wins are a team stat not a pitcher stat. Look at FIP for the pitcher information. Cy had a 2.84 FIP for his whole career.
Managing a team is really up to the ownership. If they want the same guy there managing, then so be it. Not something the manager can do.
Tony la Russa come out of retirement again!
sad – True! And McKeon won a championship at Age 72.
And Baker won a championship at Age 73.
I can’t imagine a manager lasting that long without being fired. Mack,after all, owned the team.
@Fever Pitch
Hey what’s up! Yep it’s me, had to make this account because my old one just stopped being able to post. I just assumed someone reported me, and it got banned. So here I am using this new one. No idea what caused my account to be banned, whatever I’ll just be more careful with what I say haha!
you will have to wait another day, Old York, Reynolds creamed a Hunter Greene fastball into the upper deck for a 2 run homer
One amazing fact about jolten Joe. In over 6800 career at bats, he had 362 homeruns and ONLY 369 strikeouts. Now I think that’s one of the most amazing stats. Making jolten for one of the greatest hitters.
I think The Man 3 would love that Stat. Considering the buccos knack for striking out. But of course strikeouts are up all over.
How ya doing Man 3??? I hope your doing well
As of tonight he’s up to 22 games. So haha you goof
23 games hitting streak
Captain – I couldn’t imagine Cora lasting 6 seasons …. and yet here we are.
acoss – Your account got banned? That’s impossible, you’re like the Fred Rogers of MLBTR!!
(Please don’t make me feel old by saying you don’t know who Fred is LOL)
Fever
Lol Fred Rogers is a national treasure, and I appreciate the compliment! My office has colors from the 70s and I tell my coworkers all the time that I feel like I’m in Mr. Rogers’s neighborhood lol
Yea he’s sliderwithmusardgas
I almost want to congratulate Woo for just having hamstring tightness and not inflammation in his elbow.
Must not have torn anything on his ligament when Woo had the forearm tightness.
no Pirate fan believes Reynolds will break the record but it’s an accomplishment worthy of recognition because he’s having a successful month of June having raised his batting average almost 50 points