Josh Bell belted two home runs for the Diamondbacks against the Guardians on Wednesday. Dating back to 1990, its the 15th time a former member of the team had a multi-home run game against Cleveland.
- 2021 – Carlos Santana, KC
- 2019 – Brad Miller, PHI
- 2017 – Mark Reynolds, COL
- 2016 – Victor Martinez, DET
- 2011 – Brandon Phillips, CIN
- 2009 – Jim Thome, CHW
- 2008 – Milton Bradley, TEX
- 2008 – Thome, CHW
- 2007 – Manny Ramirez, BOS
- 2006 – Thome, CHW
- 2001 – David Justice, NYY
- 1999 – Albert Belle, BAL
- 1995 – Joe Carter, TOR
- 1993 – Carter, TOR
Miller’s multi-homer performance is perhaps the most unique on the list as it occurred in the same season in which he played for Cleveland.
Steven Kwan hit his 10th home run of the season on Tuesday night. He’s the 16th different player in franchise history with at least 10 homers from the leadoff spot in a season.
The others:
David Fry went 3-4 on Opening Day against the Athletics, becoming the 68th player in franchise history with a three-hit day on Opening Day.
The others to do so since 2000:
Following the brawl between Jose Ramirez and Tim Anderson, Jose Tena was called upon to make his MLB debut as a pinch-runner for Ramirez.
Here are the most recent Cleveland players to make their debut as a pinch-runner:
Mike Zunino collected two doubles and a home run in Sunday’s win over the Mariners. It was just the 32nd time in franchise history a catcher produced three extra-base hits.
Prior to Zunino, it hadn’t been done since Carlos Santana in 2013 at Tampa Bay.
Only two catchers have ever produced more than three:
Although the sample size is small (57 plate appearances), Gabriel Arias‘s 14% walk rate in 2022 was encouraging. It’s not easy for a rookie to remain patient at the plate.
Here’s a look at the franchise leaders for highest walk rate in a debut season with at least 50 plate appearances:
Only 11.3% of Carlos Santana‘s strikeouts were on three pitches, the team’s lowest rate dating back to 2000.
Here’s the top six, among players with at least 200 total strikeouts in that span:
Carlos Santana, 11.3%
Jim Thome, 12.4%
Travis Hafner, 12.5%
Ryan Garko, 12.8%
Travis Fryman, 12.9%
Matt LaPorta, 13.0%
With a three-run homer against the Red Sox, Nolan Jones became the seventh player in franchise history with 12 RBI thru 15 career games:
Ken Keltner, 17
Albert Belle, 15
Carlos Santana, 14
Roy Weatherly, 13
Jones, 12
Walt Bond, 12
Frank Scheibeck, 12