The San Diego Padres have made history with their gland slam streak.
On Thursday night, Eric Hosmer hit a grand slam in the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers, making the Padres the first team in MLB’s 125-year history to hit a slam in four straight games.
What a weird, random, beautiful sport this is.
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The Padres’ grand slam streak started with Fernando Tatis Jr.’s controversial homer on Monday when he blasted a 3-0 pitch while his team leads by seven runs.
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Tatis’ grand slam angered the Rangers when he violated the “unwritten rules” of baseball and he eventually apologized for hitting the homer.
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The Padres have since gone on to hit a grand slam against the Rangers in every game since the Tatis Jr. altercation.
No team has ever hit a grand slam in 4 straight games until NOW.
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