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Fox Sports
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Which 10 Players Have the Most RBIs in MLB History?
The long ball has marveled the baseball world since the dawn of time, but it can only generate so much run production if nobody is on base. Driving in runners and the timely nature of it is all mental, as a double with a runner on second base counts for as much as a double with nobody on base: it's a double. To an extent, those who drive in the most runs are on playoff teams and therefore tend to have more runners on base to rack up their RBI total. That said, which players have the most RBIs in MLB history? FOX Sports Research compiled a list of players who have driven in the most runs since RBIs became an official statistic in 1920. 10 players with the most RBIs in MLB history 10. Willie Mays: 1,909 One of the best center fielders in MLB history, Mays was a run-producing machine for the San Francisco Giants, with whom he spent the majority of his career (1951-52 and 1954-72). Mays, a two-time NL MVP, 12-time Gold Glover and 24-time All-Star, led the National League in home runs four times and drove in 100-plus runs in 10 seasons. 9. Eddie Murray: 1,917 Murray was a force to be reckoned with from the jump for the Baltimore Orioles, as the first baseman was the 1977 American League Rookie of the Year Award winner. The switch-hitting star hit for both contact and power and drove in 100-plus runs in six seasons, five of them coming with the Orioles, with whom he won the 1983 World Series. A three-time Gold Glover, three-time Silver Slugger and eight-time All-Star, Murray finished his career with 1,917 RBIs. 8. Jimmie Foxx: 1,922 Foxx was a menace from the right side and one of the most powerful hitters the game has ever seen. Winning two batting titles and earning nine All-Star nods, Foxx hit 534 career home runs and drove in 1,922 runs. In doing so, Foxx led the AL in home runs four times, RBIs three times and drove in 100-plus runs in 13 seasons, including 150-plus runs in four seasons. Foxx, a three-time MVP, won two World Series with the Philadelphia Athletics and was an All-Star for both Philadelphia and the Boston Red Sox. 7. Stan Musial: 1,951 Musial was an unbelievable hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals. The outfielder/first baseman was a balanced hitter who seldom struck out. Musial drove in 100-plus runs in 10 seasons, won seven NL batting titles, led the NL in doubles eight times and triples five times. A three-time NL MVP and 24-time All-Star, Musial finished his 22-year career with 1,951 RBIs, with his 3,630 career hits ranking fourth in MLB history. 6. Babe Ruth: 1,983 Ruth hit a lot of home runs — 714 to be exact, which ranks third all-time. "The Babe" drove in 1,983 runs from 1920-on. Mind you, he was primarily an elite starting pitcher for the first five years of his career with the Red Sox. Nevertheless, whether it was with the Red Sox or the New York Yankees, Ruth was an imposing and overwhelming force from the left side of the plate. Ruth led the AL in home runs 12 times, RBIs five times and is first in MLB history with a career .690 slugging percentage. 5. Lou Gehrig: 1,995 Gehrig drove in runs in his sleep. The star first baseman led the AL in RBIs five times and home runs three times, while totaling 100-plus RBIs in 13 seasons and 140 RBIs in nine of those seasons. Helping the Yankees win six World Series across his 17-year career (1923-39), Gehrig was an impact hitter from the left side who won two AL MVP awards. Gehrig hit 493 career home runs and drove in 1,995 runs. 4. Barry Bonds: 1,996 When you own the all-time record for home runs, chances are you're going to rank high on an RBI list. And Bonds, who blasted 762 home runs, indeed drove in 1,996 runs, which ranks fourth all-time. Bonds totaled 100-plus RBIs in 12 seasons, won two NL batting titles, claimed seven NL MVPs and won 12 Silver Slugger awards. And he drew an MLB-record 2,558 walks on top of it, including an MLB-record 688 intentional walks. 3. Alex Rodriguez: 2,086 Rodriguez provided electricity at the plate. A three-time AL MVP Award winner, the superstar infielder was a hassle from the right side, slugging at an elite rate with three different teams (Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers and Yankees). He led the NL in home runs five times, RBIs twice and totaled 100-plus RBIs in 14 seasons. A 10-time Silver Slugger and 14-time All-Star, Rodriguez hit 696 career home runs, which ranks fifth all-time, and drove in 2,086 runs. 2. Albert Pujols: 2,218 Arguably the best first baseman of the 21st century, Pujols was as intimidating in the batter's box as anybody in his generation. A three-time NL MVP Award winner and six-time Silver Slugger, Pujols totaled 40-plus home runs in seven seasons and 100-plus RBIs in 14 seasons. The impact, power-hitting Pujols, who played for both the Cardinals (2001-11 and 2022) and Los Angeles Angels (2012-21), cranked 703 career home runs, which ranks fourth all-time, and drove in 2,218 runs. 1. Henry Aaron: 2,297 Aaron hit for contact, won three Gold Gloves and helped the Braves win the 1957 World Series. There was nothing that Aaron didn't do at a great-to-elite level. On the offensive front, he launched 755 home runs, which ranks second in MLB history, drove in an MLB-record 2,297 runs and tallied 3,771 hits, which ranks third. Furthermore, Aaron totaled 100-plus RBIs in 11 seasons and 40-plus home runs in eight seasons. Check out all of our Daily Rankers . Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? 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New York Times
03-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil shut down for at least 6 weeks with high-grade lat strain
Luis Gil, the 2024 American League Rookie of the Year Award winner, has been shut down for at least six weeks with a high-grade lat strain, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters late Monday afternoon. Gil finished the 2024 season with a career-high 151 2/3 innings pitched in his first year after Tommy John surgery. Boone said he did not think Gil's workload last season was a contributing factor to the pitcher's injury, which was sustained while throwing a bullpen Friday when he initially experienced tightness in his shoulder. Advertisement The Yankees chose not to place an arbitrary innings limit on Gil in 2024 because they have other ways of tangibly examining the health of their players, most notably with force plate testing in the weight room and noticing demonstrably different changes in their mechanics, such as a pitcher dropping his arm slot. Gil won't throw for the next six weeks and will need a full spring training after to build back up as a starting pitcher. That likely means a best-case scenario of Gil returning at the end of May if there are zero setbacks. 'He seems great,' Boone said of Gil's mindset. 'I was just talking to him and making sure his heart and mind (are) in the right place. We got to get this right. He's been down this road before and proven himself. It's different, obviously. I think he's in the right frame of mind to go attack it and get right.' When Gil was in the minor leagues, he missed the entirety of the 2016 season because of shoulder surgery. This is now the third major injury of Gil's professional career. Boone did not rule out an even longer timetable for Gil's possible return because he's still gathering additional opinions from doctors. Yankees starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt missed over three months last season with a lat strain. In 2023, Luis Severino missed two months with a lower-grade lat strain than Gil's. Veteran starter Marcus Stroman is expected to take Gil's spot in the rotation. The Yankees have tried trading Stroman this offseason to reduce payroll, but they did not find any takers for a pitcher who struggled mightily in the second half of 2024. In his final 17 starts of the season, Stroman pitched to a 5.70 ERA and was one of MLB's least effective starters. Stroman has an $18 million vesting option for the 2026 season if he pitches 140 innings in 2025. The Yankees' starting pitching depth has already been tested early in spring training. JT Brubaker fractured three ribs trying to get out of the way of a line drive that hit him in the back. Carlos Carrasco, the 37-year-old veteran, remains in camp as a non-roster invitee. It's possible the Yankees could keep him in Triple A as depth if he accepts a minor-league assignment. Will Warren, one of the top Yankees' prospects, has shined so far and figures to factor into the rotation at some point this season if and when other injuries pop up. Allan Winans is another non-roster invitee who's expected to start the season in Triple A. Advertisement Gil was expected to be an impactful starter for the Yankees after shining in 2024. For the first three months of last season, there was early Cy Young buzz and chatter of him possibly starting the All-Star Game for the American League. Now, the Yankees face the possibility of being without one of their key players for at least a few months.
New York Times
17-02-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Why the Yankees gave Jasson Domínguez a special locker inside their clubhouse
TAMPA, Fla. — When Jasson Domínguez first entered the New York Yankees' spring-training clubhouse this offseason, he immediately noticed his locker was sandwiched between two MVP winners. Domínguez has prime real estate in the back right corner that's usually reserved for the club's most prominent position players, a telltale sign of how much the Yankees believe in the 22-year-old's future. Advertisement On Domínguez's left inside the Yankees' clubhouse is two-time MVP Aaron Judge. On his right is 2019 National League MVP Cody Bellinger. Combined, Judge and Bellinger have 17 years of big-league experience. Both were hyped prospects. In Judge's case, the superstar mightily struggled in his first major-league stint with the Yankees in 2016, striking out in 44 percent of his plate appearances. Judge revamped his swing that offseason, then rebounded to hit 52 home runs and win the American League Rookie of the Year Award. Bellinger debuted with the Los Angeles Dodgers at 21 years old in 2017, hit 39 home runs and won the National League Rookie of the Year Award. Both players have experiences that can greatly benefit Domínguez. Judge knows what playing with pressure and expectations in New York is like. Bellinger has won a World Series and experienced the lowest of lows two years after winning the MVP: The Dodgers non-tendered him. So, the Yankees decided when laying out the locker assignments that Domínguez should take over where Anthony Rizzo was once stationed. 'I looked in the clubhouse and saw my locker next to Judge and Bellinger, I was kind of surprised,' Domínguez said Monday morning. 'It's a good thing to be in that group and be able to learn from them.' Jasson Domínguez absolutely hammers one over the wall off Carlos Rodón — Chris Kirschner (@ChrisKirschner) February 17, 2025 Domínguez is expected to be the Yankees' starting left fielder when the new season opens. He's gotten a crash course on the position this offseason, and he said he's becoming more comfortable reading different angles off the bat. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he's 'hoping and expecting he's a big part of things this year.' The hopes are so high that he's one of the candidates who could lead off for the Yankees on Opening Day. The Yankees believe in his ability to get on base and be a table-setter for Judge. Advertisement 'He's definitely a five-tool player,' Judge said of Domínguez. 'The sky is the limit for him. 'Me and Bellinger were joking with him about, 'Hey, you have two Rookie of the Years right next to you. This is going to be your year. You go out there and do your thing, something special is going to happen.' We're definitely going to be on him and try to be a good resource and just be good mentors to him.' In the Yankees' first full team workout on Monday, Domínguez clobbered a home run from the right side of the plate off Carlos Rodón. Domínguez turned on a fastball at the top of the zone, which opened the eyes of everyone at George M. Steinbrenner Field because that's his weaker side. Domínguez said he felt 'lost' from the right side of the plate last season; he had a paltry .510 OPS in 65 minor league at-bats from the right side. Boone said Domínguez is further along in his development from the left side than the right, but he believes he'll have the ability to control the strike zone just as well from the right side as his career advances. He wouldn't commit to playing Domínguez against tough left-handed pitchers just yet, but there's optimism that he will be an impactful player for the Yankees on both sides of the plate. A look around the Yankees clubhouse — Chris Kirschner (@ChrisKirschner) February 13, 2025 'It's live BP, but that's a pretty good pass to show you he's got power right-handed like he does left-handed,' Boone said. 'I think over time, we'll look up and he'll be a guy who's still switch hitting years from now and a factor at switch hitting.' In 2016, Carlos Beltrán requested Judge's locker should be next to his corner space during spring training. Beltrán, who was 39 at the time, said the reason he wanted Judge next to him was because he knew that he'd eventually become the face of the franchise. It's too early to know if that distinction will ever come one day for Domínguez, but it's obvious the Yankees hope The Martian's locker is in the back right corner for the next decade-plus.
