Notable: in 2014 there was a rule change (7.13) in baseball that was meant to avoid injuries when colliding with the catcher. Previously, it was common for a player to run into the catcher in the hopes of dislodging the ball.
Fernando Tatis of the St. Louis Cardinals off Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“Home Team Advantage”? Nah.
Also, this was the first year after the big loss of star Bryce Harper who signed the largest contract in history at the time to join the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Mets completed the 4-game sweep on May 23rd and the Nationals were 19-31 (.380 win percentage).
Bryce Harper left as a free agent and signed with the Philadelphia Phillies for 13 years / $330 million.
Bottom of the 9th. 4-3 game. 2 outs. Full count (3-2). And then a walk.
The final 5 batters would walk – with the last one being a walk-off walk for the win.
He would bat .220 in 2019, breaking his streak.
Vladimir Guererro Jr. was born in Montreal in March of 1999. Vladimir Guerrero Sr. was inducted to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018. He played for the Expos from 1996 to 2003.
