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Oakland Athletics star slugger Brent Rooker joked Monday that he would have hit .300 if former MLB hitters scored video games.
Brent Rooker @Brent_Rooker12
I would’ve hit .300 this 12 months if this was the case so I could also be somewhat biased. Taking a look at you, official scorer in Houston on Could 15 together with a couple of others. https://t.co/P0CBcdhTgE
When requested if he can attraction calls, Rooker stated the next:
Brent Rooker @Brent_Rooker12
Sure. I at all times lose the attraction. I additionally attempt to attraction a bunch of strikeouts however these by no means get modified both for some cause. https://t.co/d93ds14Dep
Rooker nonetheless had a implausible season, hitting .293 (.927 OPS) with 39 residence runs and 112 RBI. The 2023 All-Star almost achieved the .300 feat too, discovering himself hitting .304 on Sept. 18. A four-game hitless stoop dipped Rooker beneath .300, however that does not take away from an exceptional 12 months.
This was Rooker’s second full season within the bigs. He confirmed off his energy final 12 months, too, smacking 30 residence runs and knocking in 69 runners to go together with an .817 OPS.
Rooker hit .246 then and displayed critical enchancment this 12 months. It was a powerful season for Rooker, who bounced again after hitting simply .206 going into Could. However he rolled off some nice months, together with Could (.330, .997 OPS) and July (.391, 1.288 OPS).
As for the .300 quest, Rooker would have want 4 extra hits (164 complete) in his 546 at-bats to get the job achieved this 12 months. He reached on an error 4 instances this season, so if these errors had been referred to as hits, that might have gotten the job achieved.
Rooker appears significantly involved with a ninth-inning floor ball he hit at Astros third baseman Alex Bregman in a 3-0 loss on Could 15 that was dominated an error.
Alas, former MLB hitters are usually not scorers, so Rooker should accept .293.
