Beat the Streak leader’s run ends at 44 games

On July 1, 1941, Joe DiMaggio recorded two hits in the first game of the Yankees’ doubleheader against the Red Sox, then one more in the second. That extended his hitting streak to 44 games, tying the single-season record Willie Keeler set in 1897.

DiMaggio famously went on to establish a still-standing record of 56 games, and 65 years later Beat the Streak participant “willmccormack14” — who happens to be an avid Yankees fan from Connecticut — was on the same path as Joltin’ Joe.

After successfully picking the Rockies’ DJ LeMahieu on Wednesday, “willmccormack14” matched Keeler at 44, remaining atop the active leaderboard. However, his chase for 57 straight picks and the $5.6 million grand prize ended Thursday, when LeMahieu’s teammate, Charlie Blackmon, went 0-for-3 with a walk against the Reds.

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While the true identity of willmccormack14 remains a mystery, he had employed one clear strategy of late. After not making a pick on Memorial Day, he selected a Rockies hitter each of the past …

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