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Mejia’s historic hitting streak at 39
- Updated: July 27, 2016
Indians prospect Francisco Mejia is reaching historical prominence with the 39-game hit streak he’ll take into Wednesday’s game for Class A Advanced Lynchburg.
The Indians’ No. 8 prospect via MLBPipeline.com, Mejia is slashing .395/.419/.637 with 10 doubles, two triples, eight homers and 36 RBIs during his streak, which began exactly two months ago Wednesday. If he gets a hit tonight, he’ll become just the 16th Minor Leaguer to have a hit in 40 straight games.
Longest Minor League hitting streaks Player Games Year Joe Wilhoit 69 1919 Joe DiMaggio 61 1933 Roman Mejias 55 1954 Otto Pahlman 50 1922 Jack Ness 49 1915 Harry Chozen 49 1945 James McOwen 45 2009 Brandon Watson 43 2007 Eddie Marshall 43 1935 Orlando Moreno 43 1947 Howie Bedell 43 1961 Jack Lelivelt 42 1912 Herbert Chapman 42 1950 Ducky Detweiler 40 1942 Frosty Kennedy 40 1953 Francisco Mejia 39 2016
The MiLB hit streak record is 69, set by Joe Wilhoit in 1919. Joe DiMaggio, whose big league record hit streak of 56 games is being celebrated for its 75th anniversary this season, had a 61-game Minor League hit streak in 1933, second-longest all-time.
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Perhaps most impressive in Mejia’s current run is how he’s hurdled major obstacles that could’ve potentially led to an hitless night.
Mejia was promoted to Lynchburg 24 games into the streak, and he has had three layoffs of four days or more during his incredible run: four days due to the Midwest League All-Star Game on June 21, in which he fittingly registered a hit; four days due to the Futures Game on July 10, in which he also recorded a hit; and he was sidelined from July …
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