DYK: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. became the youngest player in MLB history (22 years old) to be named All-Star Game MVP in 2021.

Still only 26 years old, Guerrero has had a decorated start to his career. The Dominican native has made 5 consecutive All-Star Games, won 2 Silver Sluggers, and a Gold Glove Award, as well as the 2023 All-Star Home Run Derby. #HHM

DYK: Albert Pujols is the only player in MLB history to open his career with 10 straight seasons of at least a .310 batting average, 30 home runs, and 100 RBI.

From 2001 to 2010, Pujols slashed .331/.426/.624, with 1,900 hits, 408 HR, and 1,230 RBI. The Dominican superstar won NL Rookie of the Year in 2001 and 3 NL MVP Awards. #HHM

DYK: David Ortiz is tied with Carlos Correa for the most walk-off hits in Postseason history with 4.

Three of Ortiz’s four Postseason walk-offs came during Boston’s 2004 run to their first World Series title since 1918.

Ortiz hit 17 home runs with a .947 OPS in 85 career Postseason games and was MVP of the 2013 World Series, one of three championships he won in Boston. He was the 2011 Roberto Clemente Award winner and was elected to the Hall of Fame on the first ballot in 2022. #HHM

DYK: Orlando Cepeda is the only MLB player from Puerto Rico to earn both Rookie of the Year and MVP honors in his career, and he won both awards unanimously.

During his 1958 Rookie of the Year season with the Giants, Cepeda batted .312 with 25 home runs and 96 RBI at age 21. And during his 1967 MVP season with the Cardinals, he batted .325 with 25 home runs and a league-leading 111 RBI. #HHM

DYK: Randy Arozarena holds the record for most home runs in a single Postseason with 10 (2020). Arozarena was named MVP of the ALCS and helped send Tampa Bay to the World Series for just the second time in franchise history.

Arozarena entered that Postseason with only 99 Major League at-bats. He retained rookie eligibility going into the 2021 season and took home AL Rookie of the Year honors.

Arozarena, a native of Cuba, represented Mexico in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. #HHM

DYK: In 2019, Edgar Martinez became the first player whose primary position was designated hitter to be elected to the @[email protected]. MLB’s Outstanding Designated Hitter Award is named in his honor.

Martinez was a 7-time All-Star, 5-time Silver Slugger, and 2-time batting champion over the course of his career. He had a career .312/.418/.515 triple-slash line with 309 home runs and 2,247 hits.

In 2004, Martinez became the first player from Puerto Rico to win the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award.

OTD in 1995, Martinez hit a series-winning walk-off double in an epic Game 5 ALDS victory for the Mariners. #HHM

DYK: Edgar Renteria is one of only four players in history with the game-winning RBI in two different World Series clinchers. The other three are Hall of Famers Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, and Yogi Berra.

The Colombian star hit a walk-off single in Game 7 of the 1997 World Series for the Marlins and slugged a go-ahead 3-run homer in Game 5 of the 2010 World Series for the Giants. He was named MVP of the 2010 Fall Classic. #HHM

DYK: Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez held *6* MLB records among primary catchers when he retired in 2011: Games caught (2,427), Hits (2,844), Doubles (572), Runs (1,354), 14 All-Star selections (T-1st) and 13 Gold Glove Awards.

The Puerto Rican star was the second primary catcher to earn first-ballot induction to the Hall of Fame, and the first to have a 20 HR-20 SB season (1999). #HHM