The Bronx Bombers? More like the Midwest Mashers. The best slugging team in Major League Baseball appears to be none other than the Minnesota Twins, who continued their assault on opposing pitching with eight home runs Thursday against the Angels. The Toronto Blue Jays want to build their own slugging empire, so they’ve called up Cavan Biggio, son of Hall of Famer Craig, to join Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who knows about high expectations. Elsewhere around the league, the Mets’ Yoenis Cespedes is officially out for the season, the Rays used an inside-the-park homer to get a big win and the White Sox have a budding ace.
There was a time not so long ago when some teams would only hit 100 homers in an entire season. The Twins are going to get there by the end of May.
The @Twins are on pace to hit 320 home runs this season. That would shatter all MLB single-season home run records.
97 and counting in 2019…#MNTwins
— Dustin Morse (@morsecode) May 23, 2019
Yeah, I’d say it’s a good thing to have TWO sons of Hall of Famers on your team.
Cavan Biggio will be promoted by the Toronto Blue Jays ahead of Friday’s game. His father, Craig, is in the Hall of Fame. Cavan will be teammates with Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Per @EliasSports, this will be the first time ever that two sons of Hall-of-Famers are MLB teammates. pic.twitter.com/E4IOzsuiQk
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 24, 2019
Cespedes was on his way back when he suffered a fall at a ranch and broke his ankle. Estimated time of return now has a 2020 at the end of it.
Yoenis Cespedes underwent ankle surgery today, the Mets say. He’s officially out for the rest of 2019.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) May 23, 2019
Kevin Kiermaier doesn’t have a ton of power, but he’s got enough speed to make a dinger out of this mess.
#RaysUp Kevin Kiermaier gets a three-run HR after #RallyTogether OF Leonys Martin and Oscar Mercado’s scary collision in the outfield.#MLB pic.twitter.com/kEtJ0HnY8O
— Matt Johnson (@MattJ_Sports) May 23, 2019
Lucas Giolito has always had a ton of promise. Now he’s seriously starting to show it.
#RaysUp Kevin Kiermaier gets a three-run HR after #RallyTogether OF Leonys Martin and Oscar Mercado’s scary collision in the outfield.#MLB pic.twitter.com/kEtJ0HnY8O
— Matt Johnson (@MattJ_Sports) May 23, 2019
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