Saturday's History

Saturday in Miami history was made when Edinson Volquez, starter for the Marlins, tossed his first career no-hitter and the sixth no-hitter in Marlins history. Volquez tossed his no-no against the Diamondbacks with only 93 pitches in the 3-0 Marlins win. This marks the first no-hitter of the 2017 season and the first no-hitter since Jake Arrieta threw his second career one against the Reds on April 22 of last season. Volquez’s line was 0 hits, 0 runs, and 10 strikeouts. In a post game interview Volquez said that he dedicated the game to his deceased friends Jose Fernandez and Yordano Ventura. It was a presine outing by the former World Champion and his effort along with his previous start before that earned him the NL player of the week award.

Along with a no-hitter, Albert Pujols of the LA Angels did something historic of his own. Pujols became the 9th player in MLB history to hit 600 home runs in their career. Pujols hit a grand slam for his 600th home run, and that grand slam was one of the 7 hit that day, leading to a record for most grand slams hit in one day.

Saturday was a very historic day in baseball, and a day like Saturday only comes once every few years.

*Little disclaimer, I know I haven't been very active lately and that has to do with school work taking up a majority of my time. I'm starting to get back into the swing of things when it comes to writing however so stay tuned for more articles soon and thanks for sticking with me through my hiatus*