The second-year shortstop is really giving the Giants a much-needed boost in their lineup. Meanwhile, he's giving the league reason to take a look at his breakout season stats.
As of July 27, 2024, Giants SS Tyler Fitzgerald has gone on an "eight-game tear," putting up numbers seen only once before over an eight-game stretch of major league baseball. The previous hit machine was no other than Herman 'Babe' Ruth.
Whether it was Nick Ahmed's pedestrian hitting, or the hot bat of Fitzgerald, the Giants chose to release the veteran shortstop a few weeks ago. Two weeks later he was picked up by the Dodgers, Da' bum!
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald continues to produce for the Orange and Black. As of this weekend's play, he has at least one hit in the last eleven games, with eight home runs, thirteen runs-batted-in, and six walks. I'm not much of a stats guy, but I do know the veteran Ahmed has only two home runs and sixteen runs-batted-in so far for the Season! Granted, one of those home runs was a revenge hit against the Giants after he'd signed with the Dodgers. Da' Bum!
Needless to say, the Giants have some exciting young players who have stepped up their games, making the team look that much more likely to have a shot at post-season play.
The MLB trade deadline is tomorrow, July 30th, at 6pm ET. So far, the Giants have stayed put. Not a peep. I hope they continue to stay put. The pitching is expected to be better this second half of the season, and if their hitting can be more consistent, they have a better chance at winning more series. They are only four games out of competing for the final two wild-card spots. Hell, there's actually a race to the finish line for those three wild-card spots, with what looks like ten NL teams legitimately in the hunt. So, it comes down to who can get hot and stay hot this second half.
For the Giants it comes down to continued stellar defensive play, and the offensive formula of baseball that has been tried and true for so long: Get'em On, Get'em Over, Get'em In. . . .
MLB Central discussing Tyler Fitzgerald's home run streak!
Tyler Fitzgerald on Blazing Power-Hitting Surge for Giants (si.com)
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