The three-run jack off Alex Cobb made “the Kraken” the fastest rookie in baseball history to reach the 18 home run mark.
Back in 1930, Wally Berger launched 17 home runs in his first 45 games and the man who should win the 2016 Rookie Of The Year Award just topped that.
On one hand, you wonder why pitchers still throw to him. On the other, however, I don’t think anyone wants “The Gary Sanchez Show” to end.
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