The 3,000-hit club is one of the most famous, and one of the most exclusive, in all of baseball. The players who have gotten 3,000 hits in the Major Leagues are few and far between. They are legends of the game -- nearly all of the 32 members are Hall

We have had more no-hitters in the first month-plus of the Major League Baseball season (three) than we had in 2016 and 2017 combined (two). But even if it seems like no-hitters are on the rise, there is an argument that isn't the case, and no matter how you slice

When it comes to the ultimate defensive gem, it's hard to argue against the unassisted triple play. Turning a triple play with the help of your teammates is noteworthy enough. But to record all three outs yourself -- single-handedly killing a rally in the process -- is especially rare. "It's

The number of four-strikeout frames -- made possible when a hitter takes first base after a third strike is dropped by the catcher plus either first is vacant or there are two outs -- has grown exponentially in the 21st century. While there were no such achievements by a pitcher

There's nothing quite like the buzz around a ballpark when a pitcher has finished six or seven innings without allowing a hit. By the start of the ninth inning, just about every fan at the park is on their feet hoping to see a piece of history. Players on both

Unlike the batter's Triple Crown, where the rare combination of hitting for power and a high average led to a nearly five-decade gap between the most recent two winners, the pitcher's Triple Crown is slightly more common, with winners in each league as recently as 2011. However, leading one's league

Winning 300 career games as a Major League pitcher is a rare accomplishment, and the 300-win club is one of the most exclusive in MLB history. Here's a look at each pitcher who has ever won at least 300 games in his career: Randy Johnson: June 4, 2009 Career total:

There have only been 23 perfect games in Major League history, but there have been several occasions on which another pitcher's name could have been etched in the history books had it not been for a hitter reaching base in the ninth inning or later. Here are the 10 most

Throwing a no-hitter is hard enough for a crafty veteran. But doing it as a rookie? Well, that puts you into some of the most elite company in the game's history. Only 23 big leaguers have accomplished the feat, and it's a wonder that the number is that large. It's

Even with a surprising run of five perfect games in three seasons from 2010-12 -- including a three in '12 alone -- the achievement of retiring all 27 men in order remains one of the rarest of baseball's gems. There have been just 23 such outings among the hundreds of

Poll players, fans and media experts on what records they think will never be broken, and invariably Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak will garner plenty of mentions, right up there with Cy Young's 511 wins and Cal Ripken's ironman streak of 2,632 consecutive games played. In 1941, DiMaggio breezed past

Getting four knocks in one day is memorable for even the best hitters. But getting a hit of each kind -- a single, double, triple and homer -- in the same game? That's something special. How special? It's only happened once in postseason history, when the Red Sox's Brock Holt

Getting a hit in a Major League game is unquestionably one of the most difficult things to do in professional sports. Now imagine trying to do that six times in a nine-inning game -- a task made all the more difficult because you're also dependent upon your teammates having big

Brock Holt made big league history during the 2018 American League Division Series, becoming the first player in postseason history to complete a cycle in Boston's 16-1 blowout win over the Yankees in Game 3. Holt found his way into another fairly exclusive club with the feat. While hitting one

The Major League Baseball season can be a long and grueling journey, even for players who've reached the pinnacle of the sport. It's six months of near-daily competition against the highest level of talent the game has to offer. Few players play the full 162-game slate each year, and even

More than two decades ago, on Sept. 7, 1993, "Hard Hittin'" Mark Whiten had one of the greatest offensive performances in Major League history. Not only did Whiten connect for four of the 105 homers he'd hit over his 11-year career, he also tied a 69-year-old record with 12 RBIs

J.D. Martinez has performed probably better than anyone could have expected in his first season in the tough Boston market, putting up the kind of numbers worthy of a Triple Crown. But Martinez is seeing firsthand that capturing the Triple Crown (in which a player leads his league in batting

Every big league manager would love the luxury of being able to pencil a 40-homer slugger and a 40-steal speed burner into their lineup. But what if the slugger and the speed burner were the same guy? That combination of power and speed are so rare that the coveted 40-40

The marvel of the 30-30 club is predicated on the rare combination of speed and power it takes to swipe 30 bases and bash 30 homers in the same season. The feat has been pulled off just 61 times in baseball history, and two players joined the club in 2018:

When pinch-hitter David Bote entered the ninth inning against the Nationals on Sunday night, the rookie did the ultimate, at least in the context of baseball vernacular. With the bases loaded and his team trailing by three, Bote -- who was pinch-hitting and had two outs and two strikes, no

The home run has endured as one of sports' most exciting plays throughout Major League Baseball's lengthy history. With one swing of the bat, a player can alter the course of a game, and some of the most prolific home run hitters had a penchant for doing so more than

When a player approaches 30 homers at the All-Star break -- the unoffical, if not actual, midpoint of the season -- the excitement of a potential 60-plus-homer season really swings into gear. "I think it's something definitely to be proud of," said Chris Davis, who tied the American League record

There are currently 18 players in Major League Baseball history who have hit four home runs in a single game. Here's a breakdown of every time it's happened: J.D. Martinez, D-backs, Sept. 4, 2017 The D-backs acquired Martinez from the Tigers in mid-July to add pop to their lineup, and

Hitting one grand slam in a season is hard enough. But hitting a large handful of them? That takes an incredibly rare combination of both skill and a little luck. From 1901 -- the season the American League began play -- through 2017, a total of 146 different players had

Connecting for a homer is a difficult enough feat in baseball. Getting the chance at a second at-bat in an inning, and then going yard again is a truly remarkable -- and historic -- achievement. "The best inning of my life," Adrian Beltre said after going deep twice in the