The long, beautiful holiday weekend is finally here, so let’s get right to the trots!
Home Run of the Day: Adam Dunn, Chicago White Sox – 24.94 seconds [video]
Danger, Hawk Harrelson warning! Luckily, my appreciation for Adam Dunn and his monstrous home runs — in this case, a walkoff blast in Chicago — outweighs any hate I have for the Hawk. Plus, you can always just turn the speakers down. Hell yes!
In Miami, Milwaukee’s Khris Davis (video) battled out with Giancarlo Stanton (video) for the longest blast of the night. According to HitTrackerOnline, Davis edged out Stanton by a mere four feet.
Slowest Trot: Mark Reynolds #1, Milwaukee Brewers – 25.46 seconds [video]
It was a slugfest in Miami. Reynolds hit two home runs for the Brewers, while Stanton and Garrett Jones did the same for the Marlins. Reynolds second trot came in at a much quicker clip (only 22.36 seconds).
Quickest Trot: Yonder Alonso, San Diego Padres – 19.95 seconds [video]
It’s not saying much when the quickest trot of the night only barely squeaks in under 20 seconds.
All of Today's Trots Mark Reynolds #1......25.46 Austin Jackson........21.83* Chris Davis...........24.94 Garrett Jones #1......21.76 Adam Dunn.............24.94 Brandon Moss..........21.56 Willie Bloomquist.....24.19 Devin Mesoraco........21.18 Brian McCann..........23.01 Steve Tolleson........21.15 Chris Iannetta........22.83 Andrew Romine.........21.05 Garrett Jones #2......22.68 Alexei Ramirez........21.05 Pedro Alvarez.........22.64 Giancarlo Stanton #1..21 Todd Frazier..........22.42 Khris Davis...........20.87 Jason Giambi..........22.37 Yasmani Grandal.......20.87 Mark Reynolds #2......22.36 Giancarlo Stanton #2..20.18 Pablo Sandoval........22.33 Michael Cuddyer.......20.01 Nelson Cruz...........22.19 Yonder Alonso.........19.95 Carl Crawford.........22.08 Brandon Hicks.........N/A Mike Trout............22.01 Trot Times for Thursday Anthony Rizzo......26.19 Nick Markakis......21.43 Melky Cabrera......23.92 Shin-Soo Choo......21.2 Seth Smith.........23.56 Jose Bautista......20.77 Justin Turner......23.21 Sean Rodriguez.....20.71* Ryan Flaherty......23.15 Lonnie Chisenhall..20.59 Marcell Ozuna......23.07 Xander Bogaerts....20.31 Marlon Byrd........23.04 Ian Desmond........20.04 Ryan Raburn........21.55 B.J. Upton.........18.96* Jose Altuve........21.52 Hunter Pence.......18.72
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