hey everyone! can you believe we're already at the All Star Break?
it's definitely needed, if you ask me. except, it won't be much of a
break for some ballplayers, including Michael Brantley, who was selected
as an
American League OF reserve
for this year's Midsummer Classic! so as Michael heads down to Miami,
Florida, for the 88th annual All Star Game, let me share his first half
numbers of 2017 with you. and keep in mind, even though teams have
played more than 81 games--the technical halfway point in baseball--all
games preceding the All Star Break are considered to be part of
the "first half" of the sport.
so far in 2017, Michael has
278 plate appearances and
250 at bats in
66 games
(551.0 innings). in total, he has 76
hits, 23 extra base hits, 53 singles, 17 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs, 37 RBI, 2 sac flies, 31
runs, 25 walks, 2 intentional walks, 1 hit by pitch, 8 stolen bases
(6 - 2nd, 2 - 3rd), 1 caught stealing (2nd), 6 GIDP, 40 strikeouts (33
swinging, 7 looking), 18 first at bat hits, 110 total bases, 94 left on
base, 103
putouts, 5 assists, and 1 error.
1st Half 2017 batting average: