Everyone knows about Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak. But did you know Ted Williams once had an 84-game on-base streak? Williams accomplished that feat during the 1949 season, setting a Modern Era (since 1900) record that still stands today.

Baseball has a richer history than any other American professional sport and its genetic code is written out in numbers. No other game places such a premium on stats, facts or figures. That's the science of baseball,

Yandy Diaz of the Tampa Bay Rays recored two hits against the Red Sox Thursday, entering him into an elite, historic group of players.

Nick Kurtz is walking his way right into the history books. On Thursday, the A's second-year slugger drew an intentional walk, marking his 19th straight game with a walk. That pulled him into a tie with Ted Williams for the third-longest streak of consecutive games with a walk,

The Chicago White Sox signed Japanese star Munetaka Murakami last December. They're enjoying an immediate return on investment.

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CHICAGO - Munetaka Murakami blasted his 15th homer of the season Friday, tying with New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge for the Major League Baseball lead, as the Chicago White Sox lost 12-8 to the Seattle Mariners.

Josh Naylor also hit a three-run shot and Julio Rodríguez put Seattle ahead for good with a leadoff drive in the fifth inning.