August 24, 2016

Ortiz for the Ages

David Ortiz hit his 30th home run of the season Wednesday night:

The milestone tater, which extended his hitting streak to 11 games, gave Big Papi exactly 30 home runs and 100 RBIs on the season. That’s significant for several reasons: For starters, the 40-year-old now the oldest player in Major League Baseball history to reach 30 homers in a season.

He also now has reached the 30-homer, 100-RBI plateau 10 times in his 20-year career, passing Ted Williams for the most such seasons in Red Sox franchise history. In fact, Ortiz is one of just five players ever to record 10-plus 30/100 seasons with the same team, joining Babe Ruth, Albert Pujols, Hank Aaron and Lou Gehrig.

Ortiz has hit at least 30 homers and 100 RBIs in each of his last four seasons dating to 2013, which, you guessed it, is another record.

It’s great to go out on top.

The Red Sox and Rays are tied at three in the top of the tenth inning.

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