Find out more. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Daten über Ihr Gerät und Ihre Internetverbindung, darunter Ihre IP-Adresse, Such- und Browsingaktivität bei Ihrer Nutzung der Websites und Apps von Verizon Media. 3 overall) of the June 2008 First-Year Player Draft ... graduated from American Heratige High School, where he batted .470 with 11 home runs, 27 RBIs, 49 runs scored and 14 stolen bases as a senior, earning Player of the Year honors from the Sun-Sentinel ... rated as the high school player with the best power and the prep player closest to the Majors by Baseball America ... ranked as the 12th-best prospect in the Midwest League following the 2009 season ... had a breakout year in 2010, leading the Carolina League in batting average (.354) and on-base percentage (.429) ... tied for third among Northwest Arkansas hitters with 13 home runs despite spending the majority of the season with Class A Advanced Wilmington ... added six home runs during Northwest Arkansas' Texas League Championship run ... rated as the organization's top overall prospect and best hitter for average by Baseball America entering 2011 ... named baseball's No. Or write about sports? San Diego Padres placed 1B Eric Hosmer on the 10-day injured list retroactive to July 29, 2020. . Eric Hosmer Rookie Card | 2011 Topps Update Baseball Card (#US155)Baseball Almanac Collection
San Diego Padres placed 1B Eric Hosmer on the 10-day injured list. in South Miami, FL with 28 go-ahead RBI…37 of his 93 RBI either tied the score or gave KC the lead...He also batted .310 with a .501 slugging percentage vs. right-handed pitching…hit .315 (52-for-165) in day games...Tied with teammate Lorenzo Cain for fourth in the league with 67 two-out hits…he also ranked second in the Junior Circuit, scoring 46 runs after two were down, trailing only Toronto's Jose Bautista (47)...Recorded a season-best 14-game hitting streak between July 18 and August 1, batting .500 (28-for-56) with three doubles, two triples, three homers and 13 RBI during that span…he also had a 10-game hitting streak, August 9-19...Led the American League with a .385 batting average (40-for-104) during the month of July…he also hit .310 in the month of April...Also enjoyed a streak of 10 straight games with an RBI, from August 7-16, which was the longest streak of its kind in the Major Leagues in 2015 and third-longest in Royals history…his 22 RBI during the month of August tied for fifth in the American League...Recorded his third career walk-off hit, doubling home the winning run in the ninth to beat Minnesota, 3-2, July 5...Had two game-winning hits in extra-innings at U.S. Cellular Field…doubled home the go-ahead run in the 13th inning on April 23 in a 3-2 KC win…also hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning for the margin of victory in a 5-3 triumph September 30...Went 4-for-4 with a double in KC's 3-0 triumph over Toronto on July 10 at Kauffman Stadium…it marked his eighth career game with four hits or more...Recorded four RBI in a game twice, both times vs. Cleveland, May 5 at home and July 27 at Progressive Field…his 21 RBI vs. the Tribe were tied for the second-most by any one player against an opponent, trailing only Colorado's Nolan Arenado's 24 RBI vs. San Francisco...Tied for the American League lead among first basemen with a .997 fielding percentage...Set a Royals' postseason record with 17 RBI in his 16 games…he finished four RBI shy of the Major League record, which was set by St. Louis' David Freese (21) in 2011...He also scored 10 runs in postseason play, which tied for fifth among all participants in 2015...His 29 career postseason RBI are the most in Royals' history, passing George Brett (23) during the World Series… his career total is also tied for eighth all-time by a first baseman with Bill Skowron (1955-63)...Batted just .212 with two doubles and a homer during postseason play…however, he hit .333 (12-for-36) with runners on base and .320 (8-for-25) with runners in scoring position…had at least one RBI in 11 of his last 13 postseason games, including six straight from Game 4 of the ALDS to Game 4 of the ALCS...Recorded a postseason high with three RBI in Game 4 of the ALDS at Houston, which included a two-run homer in the ninth inning of the 9-6 win...Had three game-winning RBI: a go-ahead single in the eighth inning of Game 6 of the ALCS vs. Toronto…also plated the winning run in the 14th inning in Game 1 of the World Series, collecting a sac fly...Scored the tying run in the ninth inning of Game 5 of the World Series, coming in from third on a Salvador Perez ground out.