Nico Hoerner is terrorizing the base paths at Wrigley Field. His estimated on pace stolen base total is 93. While his eight steals ties Mullins and Mateo, Hoerner did it in just 14 games. In 14 games this season, the Cubs’ second baseman has swiped eight bases. Nico Hoerner is the MLB’s most wanted base stealer. Move over Al Capone, there is a new criminal in Chicago. Catchers across the league will be terrified of the pair of thieves in Baltimore this year, and it will be exciting to see which one of them comes out on top as Baltimores top thief. Jorge Mateo is a true bandit on the base path and has earned his spot on the MLB’s most wanted list. Add in the plate production of Adley Rutschman and Ryan Mountcastle, the Orioles are stockpiling the runs. Getting on base slightly less than half his appearances with an almost automatic 90 percent stolen base success rate is an unfathomable advantage for the Orioles. For Future Considerations August 30, 2021 Jorge Mateo makes an unbelievable move to steal second base □ #Orioles #MLB /NpJuSzfl8y Watch him magically evade the tag on this steal. Mateo has been lighting up the bases and robbing catchers at every chance. The Baltimore Orioles are giving the green light at first, and that’s how Jorge Mateo is joining his center field cohort, Cedric Mullins, on the list of the MLB’s most wanted thieves. MLB stolen base thief #2 - The Shortstop Swiper If you did the math, that could be 55-60 extra times he would be sitting on second base this year. At the same time, heading into Monday’s games, he maintains a 100 percent stolen base success rate. That’s one walk to every five appearances, putting him on pace for 120 walks this year. This year, he has walked 12 times in 60 at-bats. Mullins walked 47 times in 608 at-bats last year, one walk to every 12 plate appearance. He has drastically improved his walks to at-bats this year, showing excellent plate discipline. His steals are increasing the amount of times he is in scoring position, leading to his nine runs. With his eight stolen bases in the first 16 games, he is on pace for 81 steals in 2023 and third on our MLB’s most wanted list. He is on pace to annihilate that number this year. MLB stolen base thief #3 - The Bandit of BaltimoreĬedric Mullins is a known thief as he was third in the league last year with 34 swipes. Let’s look at these three and their impact on their clubs. That brings us to the three players leading the league in stolen bases, the top of MLB’s most wanted list. The league is looking at a 50 percent increase in stolen bases, and the run totals show it. Last year’s stolen base leader was Miami’s Jon Berti with 41. That puts them on pace for 71 stolen bases. Four bandits are in a tie for second in total stolen bags: Ronald Acuña Jr., Starling Marte, Myles Straw, and the Yankees’ prized rookie, Anthony Volpe, all have seven steals. The season is still very early, and the honor of the league’s top thief is still anybody’s guess. To put that in perspective, the Guardians are on pace for 253 swipes this year, over double last year’s leader (the Texas Rangers) with 125. The Angels, Rangers, Twins, Dodgers, and Rockies only have 14 between them. The Cleveland Guardians have a total of 25 stolen bases through 16 games and lead the league. So far in 2023, stealing bases is contributing substantially to wins. Teams are stealing bases like the World Series depends on it … and it just might be a contributing factor to this season’s champion. The five teams with the most stolen bases have an eye-popping total win percentage of. Stolen bases are the highlight of the 2023 MLB season and are significantly impacting the game.
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