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Hamilton Records MLB's 1st 5-Steal Game in More Than 2 Years

When Cincinnati Reds outfielder Billy Hamilton snagged third base in the 10th inning of Sunday's game against the Chicago Cubs, he became the first player to steal five bases in a game since Jacoby Ellsbury on May 30, 2013, per ESPN Stats & Info.

In fact, Hamilton recorded just the 23rd game in which a player had five or more steals in major league history, dating back to 1914, per Baseball-Reference.com. He did so despite reaching base just three times in the contest, making his feat more impressive than that of many of the other players who did it previously.