Glad thirty fifth birthday to eight-time MLB All-Star, 10-time Gold Glover, six-time Platinum Glove winner and five-time Silver Slugger, Nolan Arenado!
For many of the 2010’s and early 2020’s Arenado was certainly one of, if not the most effective third baseman within the Main Leagues. He started his profession with the Colorado Rockies, the place he led the Nationwide League in house runs twice and all of baseball in RBIs (130 in 2015 and 133 in 2016) twice as effectively. He made five-straight All-Star video games from 2015-19 with the Rockies, the place he gave the impression to be a walking-highlight with each his bat and glove.
Arenado finally requested a commerce out of Colorado regardless of his massive contract as a result of he felt they weren’t doing sufficient to assist him win, and he received his want within the type of a commerce to St. Louis forward of the 2021 season. Whereas he made three extra All-Star groups in his first three seasons with St. Louis and led the N.L. in Wins-Above-Alternative in 2022, he by no means discovered the postseason success he was on the lookout for.
Now he’s in his first season with the Arizona Diamondbacks, the place he’s hitting simply .190 with two dingers and only one stroll to15 strikeouts.
Which brings us to right now’s quiz. Arenado is certainly one of 44 gamers in MLB’s Reside-Ball Period (since 1920) with a number of 130-RBI seasons. What number of of these gamers are you able to identify in six minutes?
Good luck!
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