They're still King: Harper & Trout's milestone nights
Patrick Zeng
@Roundtripper891
This is not the first you've heard of Bryce Harper and Mike Trout, and it certainly won't be the last. But every so often we all need a reminder of the what we are actually watching. Last night was a stark reminder of the incredible nature of both these players as their careers continue to and forever will be linked to each other.
On a first pitch breaking ball from Miami's Odrisamer Despaigne, Bryce Harper destroyed his 29th home run of the season and 150th of his career. In doing so he became the third fastest active player to 150 dingers in terms of games played.
Harper reaches the milestone in his age 24 season, becoming the 14th player in baseball history to do so. He joins an elite list that includes the names of Eddie Matthews, Jimmie Fox, Alex Rodriguez and current stars such as Giancarlo Stanton, Albert Pujols and Mike Trout. Harper has already surpassed his home run totals from last year and leads the national league in slugging percentage with a .621 clip as he has returned to his MVP form.
In hitting his 150th home run last night, Harper continues his parallel with Trout. Bryce Harper reached the 150 home run club at 24 years and 295 days of age. Mike Trout also reached the mark at 24 years and 295 days of age. That is the exact same age down to the day.
But last night wasn't all about Bryce Harper. The Vineland, New Jersey native in Trout celebrated his 26th birthday in style. First Trout hit a stinging double down the left field line for his 1,000th career hit in just his 879th game. And then Trout followed it up with homer number 23 on the season. That number ranks him tied for 11th in the American League despite missing two months with a tear in his thumb.
No one does birthdays like Trout. In his career, Trout has a .318 average with 4 home runs and a .909 slugging percentage in 22 at bats on his birthdays per Paul Sporer. It's also worth noting that this season Trout boasts a .464 on base percentage with a 216 OPS+. League average for on base is .327 and 100 is average for OPS+. With those numbers for reference, what Trout is doing this year is utterly absurd.
Baseball has had its influx of news stars this year with Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge. And while both have been fantastic for baseball, neither is Harper and they definitely aren't Trout. Even with all the fan fair around Aaron Judge's rookie season, it is important to note that Bryce Harper is still younger than him and Trout is less than a year older than the Yankee slugger despite the years they've already spent at the games' top level.
Harper and Trout. Trout and Harper. We all know the names, we all know what they can do. But sometimes we all need a reminder of simply how great these two are. Because to put it simply, there's nothing like them.
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| NBC Sports |
On a first pitch breaking ball from Miami's Odrisamer Despaigne, Bryce Harper destroyed his 29th home run of the season and 150th of his career. In doing so he became the third fastest active player to 150 dingers in terms of games played.
Harper reaches the milestone in his age 24 season, becoming the 14th player in baseball history to do so. He joins an elite list that includes the names of Eddie Matthews, Jimmie Fox, Alex Rodriguez and current stars such as Giancarlo Stanton, Albert Pujols and Mike Trout. Harper has already surpassed his home run totals from last year and leads the national league in slugging percentage with a .621 clip as he has returned to his MVP form.
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| SI |
But last night wasn't all about Bryce Harper. The Vineland, New Jersey native in Trout celebrated his 26th birthday in style. First Trout hit a stinging double down the left field line for his 1,000th career hit in just his 879th game. And then Trout followed it up with homer number 23 on the season. That number ranks him tied for 11th in the American League despite missing two months with a tear in his thumb.
No one does birthdays like Trout. In his career, Trout has a .318 average with 4 home runs and a .909 slugging percentage in 22 at bats on his birthdays per Paul Sporer. It's also worth noting that this season Trout boasts a .464 on base percentage with a 216 OPS+. League average for on base is .327 and 100 is average for OPS+. With those numbers for reference, what Trout is doing this year is utterly absurd.
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| Over The Monster |
Harper and Trout. Trout and Harper. We all know the names, we all know what they can do. But sometimes we all need a reminder of simply how great these two are. Because to put it simply, there's nothing like them.
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