Mormon Baseball

It seems impossible, but when the number of events is small enough surprising things can happen. And with the All Star break cutting down the number of games this past week to three (on Friday, Saturday and Sunday), we probably shouldn’t be surprise that 4 of the 5 active Mormon batters in the majors managed to hit .500 last week. Exactly .500.

Of course, the more at bats someone has, the more surprising .500 is. And over the three games the highest number of at bats came from Jacoby Ellsbury, who was 6 for 12 over the three games this past weekend—boosted by Sunday’s game in which Ellsbury was 4 for 4. He was followed by Bryce Harper (5 for 10), Darwin Barney (2 for 4) and Eric Sogard (2 for 4). The other Mormon batter, Adam Rosales, was 0 for 3.

Meanwhile, the two active Mormon pitchers, Doug Fister and Jeremy Guthrie, were both idle over the three games—and presumably will start in the next couple of days.

Two other Mormon pitchers, Josh Johnson and Matt Lindstrom, remain on the DL. The Seattle Mariners released John Buck just before the All Star break, so he joins Kyle Farnsworth in looking for a job.

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Hitting Stats Leaders:

• Jacoby Ellsbury — 27 stolen bases (4th)

Pitching Stats Leaders:

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Fielding Stats Leaders:

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• Darwin Barney — second base — Chicago Cubs
  2 for 4 (.500), 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so
  YTD: .230, 18 runs, 16 rbi, 2 hr, 9 bb, 1 sb, 31 so in 204 at bats.
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• John Buck — backup catcher — Seattle Mariners
  Released
  YTD: .226, 9 runs, 6 rbi, 1 hr, 8 bb, 0 sb, 24 so in 84 at bats.
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• Jacoby Ellsbury — centerfield — New York Yankees
  6 for 12 (.500), 2 runs, 3 rbi, 1 hr, 1 bb, 3 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .289, 46 runs, 45 rbi, 7 hr, 36 bb, 27 sb, 65 so in 367 at bats.
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• Kyle Farnsworth — relief pitcher — Houston Astros
  Released — Free Agent
  YTD: 0-3, era 4.40, 32 hits, 14 er, 15 bb and 18 k in 28.2 innings; 1.64 WHIP
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• Doug Fister — starting pitcher — Washington Nationals
  Did not pitch
  YTD: 8-2, era 2.90, 75 hits, 25 er, 8 bb and 45 k in 77.2 innings; 1.07 WHIP
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• Jeremy Guthrie — starting pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  Did not pitch
  YTD: 5-8, era 4.56, 130 hits, 61 er, 32 bb and 75 k in 120.1 innings; 1.35 WHIP
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• Bryce Harper — starting centerfield — Washington Nationals
  5 for 10 (.500), 3 runs, 1 rbi, 1 hr, 2 bb, 0 sb, 3 so
  YTD: .263, 15 runs, 12 rbi, 3 hr, 15 bb, 1 sb, 40 so in 133 at bats.
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• Elliot Johnson — second base — Cleveland Indians
  Reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: .105, 1 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 7 so in 19 at bats.
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• Josh Johnson — starting pitcher — San Diego Padres
  Injured, did not pitch (60-day DL — Tommy John Surgery)
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Matt Lindstrom — Chicago White Sox, closer
  Injured, 15-day DL
  YTD: 2-1, era 3.32, 19 hits, 7 er, 9 bb and 11 k in 19.0 innings; 1.47 WHIP
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• Brandon Lyon — relief pitcher — Los Angeles Angels
  Not on roster — reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Clayton Mortensen — relief pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  Not on roster — reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Shane Peterson — Oakland As minor league affiliate, infield
  Did not play — reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: .000, 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so in 0 at bats.
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• Adam Rosales — Texas Rangers, backup infielder
  0 for 3 (.000), 1 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 1 so
  YTD: .250, 3 runs, 3 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 6 so in 20 at bats.
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• Eric Sogard — Oakland As, backup short stop
  2 for 4 (.500), 1 runs, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so
  YTD: .194, 19 runs, 10 rbi, 0 hr, 14 bb, 7 sb, 22 so in 160 at bats.
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