Home Run of the Day: Jason Heyward (Trot Time: 19.45 seconds) [video]
Baltimore’s Brian Roberts hit a walkoff home run for the O’s last night to continue their hot streak (and only half-an-inning after Paul Konerko blasted one out to tie the game up for the White Sox). That would normally be enough for Home Run of the Day, especially on a thirteen-homer day like Monday. I’ve giving the title to Atlanta’s Jason Heyward, though. He started the season off ridiculously hot and found himself on my list of fastest trotters early on. His slump, though, has cooled all that down.
But yesterday, Heyward homered for the first time in a month, and it just happened to be on his 21st birthday. He joined Alex Rodriguez, Frank Robinson, and Ted Williams by accomplishing the feat. Pretty cool company to join (even if it is likely an incomplete list).
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Slowest Trot: Brian Roberts, Baltimore Orioles – 25.7* seconds [video]
And here’s Roberts’ walkoff blast, giving the Orioles their fifth win in six games since Buck Showalter took over. The trot time, like many walkoffs that end in the player jumping into a crowd of his teammates, is a little tough to gauge properly, since it’s so hard to tell when exactly he landed/touched home plate.
Quickest Trot: Skip Schumaker, St. Louis Cardinals – 18.03 seconds [video]
It is beyond rare to see a grand slam as the fastest trot of the day, but that’s exactly what Skip Schumaker did for the Cardinals last night. He just didn’t want to slow down (and he’s lucky that he didn’t have anyone on the bases slow him down either). Considering there were only thirteen home runs hit yesterday, the range of trot times is pretty nice to see.
