Longest hitting streaks in MLB history: Top 10

30th November 2023

Whenever the subject of unbeatable records comes up, Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak is near the top of the list. And, of course, with good reason. In addition to remaining locked in for almost two months to reach 56 games, a player has to have a fair amount of luck, too. DiMaggio’s streak would have stopped at 29 games had the official scorer not scored his lone hit against the White Sox a hit instead of an error on Luke Appling. In his 36th game he got his first hit in the eighth inning after Browns pitcher Bob Muncrief ignored his manager’s instructions to walk Joltin’ Joe. Pete Rose has come closest to reaching DiMaggio, and he was still twelve games away, stalling out at 44. There have only been 80 instances of players reaching at least a 28 game streak – just half of DiMaggio’s – in the history of baseball. Here are the top 10 longest hitting streaks in the history of baseball (since 1900).

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Top 12 Players with Most Postseason Home Runs in MLB History

29th November 2023

October. The weather starts cooling down and the leaves begin to change. But most importantly October is synonymous with the Major League Baseball postseason. As we gear up for the 2023 fall classic between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers, we would be remiss to overlook some other notable storylines from the 2023 postseason, namely Phillies outfielder Kyle Schwarber slugging his way to the MLB postseason home run record among lefties and Astros second baseman Jose Altuve mashing his way closer to the all-time record for most postseason home runs. So who leads MLB in postseason home runs? Let’s look at the 12 players who have touched ‘em all at least 18 times in October.

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