Gunnar Henderson, a young shortstop for the Orioles, has been making waves in the MLB with his impressive home run stats. He leads the league with 15 homers, tying with Tucker for the most. Henderson's recent performance has garnered attention, with comparisons to historical MLB figures like Rogers Hornsby. He has hit a total of 48 HR, 40 2B, 14 3B, and 18 SB in his career so far, showcasing his versatility and power at the plate.
Gunnar Henderson, through 956 career PA, has 48 HR, 40 2B, 14 3B and 18 SB. Reached out to @EliasSports and @Orioles to identify all players in expansion era (since '61) who had 48 HR, 40 DO, 10 TR, 15 SB in first 1000 PA: Ryan Braun 65-58-12-25 Vlad Guerrero 65-54-14-20…
Couple Gunnar Henderson notes: Is the second #Orioles player with at least 16 HR in the first 45 games, joining Brady Anderson in 1996. The first Oriole to hold the outright major league lead in homers on May 20 or later since Mark Trumbo in 2016, per the Elias Sports Bureau.
Another huge night for #Orioles The Gun Show. Gunnar Henderson is leading the league in HRs at age 22 and has 15 already. Which begs the question #birdland - how many bombs will the kid hit this season?
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Not only has Gunnar hit 4 homers the last 4 games and six in the last 10, the MLB homer leader has 13 homers his past 30 games since April 15. I hear in HS he was good at basketball too!
Make a great play—>break up a no-hitter with a home run. Your MLB home run leader and early MVP favorite Gunnar Henderson is on another level! https://t.co/NgL9oIbHQl
GUNNAR HENDERSON IS RIDICULOUS 🤯🤯🤯 https://t.co/rItsaPZUAN
Tucker’s 15 homers are tied with Gunnar Henderson for most in MLB. Only Shohei Ohtani (30) and Aaron Judge (28) have more extra-base hits than Tucker (26).
Per STATS: On Saturday, Gunnar Henderson became the second shortstop 22-years-old or younger to lead the majors in homers through 40 games of the season, joining the Cardinals’ Rogers Hornsby in 1917. Hornsby hit eight. Henderson had 14 at that point and got his 15th yesterday.