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Mookie Betts collected his 200th hit of the year last night at
Camden Yards—a fitting place for the milestone since he has
smoked the O's there all season long. Betts joins elite Red Sox company with the hit—becoming just
the third Carmine Hoser to get a 200-hit season at the age of 23 or younger. The other two were Red Sox legends
Johnny Pesky and
Nomar Garciaparra. Mookie joins Nomar in
another rarefied grouping as well—just five players (since WWII) have had 200 hits
and 30 HRs aged 23 or less. That club includes: Mookie, Nomar,
Alex Rodriguez,
Vladimir Guerrero, and
Albert Pujols.
Have a season, why don't 'ya, kid!
