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Dahl Classic: Rookie ties 75-year-old streak
- Updated: August 12, 2016
ARLINGTON — Rockies rookie outfielder David Dahl admitted difficulty grasping 75 years.
It had been that long since a player has hit safely in his first 17 Major League games. Dahl’s first-inning single in Thursday afternoon’s 12-9 victory over the Rangers tied him with Chuck Aleno of the 1941 Reds for the MLB record.
“It’s pretty cool,” said Dahl, who should have a chance to break the mark Friday night at Philadelphia in the opener of a three-game series. “I really haven’t thought much about it, besides looking on Twitter.”
Dahl, 22, a first-round Rockies Draft pick in 2012, is a big part of the team’s future as its No. 2 prospect, but there’s no telling where his final place in baseball history will be. …
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