5 Obscure MLB Records

by Rob Joyce
History was made Monday night at Citi Field. No, not because it was the Yankees playing the Rays at the home of the Mets (Hurricane Irma forced the series to move from Tampa). For the 31st time in his career, outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury reached base via catcher’s interference – in other words, his bat hit the catcher’s mitt on his swing, and he was awarded first base. The previous major league record belonged to Pete Rose, who had nearly three times as many plate ap