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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’d’ve hit .300 this 12 months if this was the case so I could also be just a little biased. you, official scorer in Houston on Might 15 together with a number of others. https://t.co/P0CBcdhTgE
When requested if he can attraction calls, Rooker mentioned 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 purpose. https://t.co/d93ds14Dep
Rooker nonetheless had a improbable season, hitting .293 (.927 OPS) with 39 dwelling runs and 112 RBI. The 2023 All-Star practically 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 outstanding 12 months.
This was Rooker’s second full season within the bigs. He confirmed off his energy final 12 months, too, smacking 30 dwelling runs and knocking in 69 runners to associate 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 Might. However he rolled off some nice months, together with Might (.330, .997 OPS) and July (.391, 1.288 OPS).
As for the .300 quest, Rooker would have want 4 extra hits (164 whole) in his 546 at-bats to get the job achieved this 12 months. He reached on an error 4 occasions this season, so if these errors had been known as hits, that might have gotten the job achieved.
Rooker appears notably involved with a ninth-inning floor ball he hit at Astros third baseman Alex Bregman in a 3-0 loss on Might 15 that was dominated an error.
Alas, former MLB hitters will not be scorers, so Rooker should accept .293.
