During the first inning of tonight’s contest with the Chicago Cubs, Steven Souza launched his 30th home run of the 2017 season, becoming the 8th player in Rays history to reach that mark.
Souza’s 30th home run was a long time coming as he had been sitting with 29 since the start of the month with his last home run coming on August 30th in Kansas City. Logan Morrison was the 7th player in franchise history to homer 30 times in a season, launching his 30th back on August 27th as part of a multi-homer day.
The six players to come before Souza and Morrison this year were Jose Canseco and Fred McGriff back during the 1999 season, Aubrey Huff in 2003, Carlos Pena in 2007, Evan Longoria in 2008, and Brad Miller in 2016.