"Tolbert, typically a defensive specialist and pinch runner, tied a major league record with hits in 12 consecutive plate appearances, reaching the mark with an infield single against the New York Mets for his fifth hit in Tuesday's wild 16-12 comeback win.
Batting ninth, the right fielder hit a two-run homer in the second inning and singled in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh. Tolbert's last three hits were infield hits.
Tolbert matched the record set by Johnny Kling in 1902 and equaled by Pinky Higgins in 1938, Walt Dropo in 1952 and Jos Miranda in 2024, according to ESPN Research. The bat Tolbert used will be sent to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
"I'm truly lost for words, honestly," Tolbert said. "I don't know. It hasn't really hit me, to be honest."
With a chance to break the record, Tolbert was finally retired in the ninth on a fly ball to right against A.J. Minter to finish 5-for-6."
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49302660/tyler-tolbert-ties-mlb-mark-hits-12-straight-plate-appearances
Batting ninth, the right fielder hit a two-run homer in the second inning and singled in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh. Tolbert's last three hits were infield hits.
Tolbert matched the record set by Johnny Kling in 1902 and equaled by Pinky Higgins in 1938, Walt Dropo in 1952 and Jos Miranda in 2024, according to ESPN Research. The bat Tolbert used will be sent to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
"I'm truly lost for words, honestly," Tolbert said. "I don't know. It hasn't really hit me, to be honest."
With a chance to break the record, Tolbert was finally retired in the ninth on a fly ball to right against A.J. Minter to finish 5-for-6."
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49302660/tyler-tolbert-ties-mlb-mark-hits-12-straight-plate-appearances