Last night Julio Rodríguez accomplished a feat that was historic, twice-over. First, he became just the 44th member of MLB’s hallowed 30-30 club: 30 home runs and 30 steals, a rare combination of power and speed held by some of the game’s greats: names like Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds; six Hall-of-Famers and several more who will be in the HoF when their playing careers are concluded.
Second, Julio became just the fourth member to reach this club in his age-22 season or younger, joining Ronald Acuña Jr., Mike Trout, and one of his idols, Alex Rodriguez.