George Springer (Toronto Blue Jays) hit his 60th leadoff home run in the first inning. Springer is the second player in MLB history to conquer the 60 leadoff home runs after Ricky Henderson (81 in total).
Springer started the home game against the Cincinnati Reds at Rogers Center in Ontario, Canada on the 22nd (Korea time) and started the home run from his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning. He targeted Cincinnati starter Nick Martinez’s second pitch of 92.4 miles (148.7km/h) sinker and connected it with his 17th home run of the 359-foot (109.4m) season.안전놀이터
“Springer set a single-season record for the Houston Astros with 12 leadoff home runs in 2019. He hit 39 leadoff home runs during his seven seasons with Houston,” MLB.COM, the official website of MLB, said. “He added 21 more since joining Toronto in 2021. This includes nine Toronto’s single-season records in 2022.” Although Henderson has a difference of up to 81, Springer ranks first among “active players.” Among the top 10 players in the category are Springer, fifth, Mookie Betts (LA Dodgers, 52), and 10th, Kyle Schwarber (Philadelphia Phillies, 42).
Alfonso Soriano (54) and Craig Vizio (53) ranked third and fourth in the leadoff home runs of the first inning. Ian Kinsler (48) and Curtis Granderson (47) rank sixth and seventh. Jimmy Rollins (46) and Brady Anderson (44) rank eighth and ninth. For your information, Springer has a total of 259 home runs.
Despite Springer’s performance, Toronto lost 7-1. Springer recorded one hit (one homer), one run, one RBI, and one walk from three times at bat. For Toronto, lackluster performance of Erik Swanson, the third pitcher who allowed three hits and three runs in one-third of an inning, was painful.