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Did Elmo Just Save Alec Bohm's Season?

Elmo joined the Philadelphia Phillies broadcast booth during the top of the third inning, and was very enthusiastic about the Phillies. When asked about how his day at the ballpark was as part of the organization's 'Strikeout The Stigma' initiative, Elmo responded that it's been a wonderful time and that "Elmo loves the Phillies, Go Phillies, baby!" The Phillies play-by-play commentator Tom McCarthy pointed out that it's likely because the two share the color red, which Elmo agreed with. Immediately after, Elmo declared that "Elmo wants to see a home run". "We would love to see a home run," McCarthy responded. "That would be cool," Elmo added on. In the bottom of the third inning, third baseman Alec Bohm lead off and got out to a 2-0 count before hitting his second home run of the season 373 feet to left field. As he rounded the bases, Phillies color commentator John Kruk asked, "Where's Elmo?" Continuing his home run call, McCarthy responded, "Elmo wished for a home run and he got one!" Three batters later, Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run home run to put the Phillies ahead. Because of the Phillies offensive success in the bottom of the third, Alec Bohm took the first at-bat of the bottom of the fourth inning and hit a second home run, this one sneaking over the left-center field wall. Additionally, Bohm hit a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning to give him his third extra-base hit of the day. Elmo got his home runs, and there's a chance that Alec Bohm got his stuff working again.

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Mookie Betts Number 300!

Mookie Betts hits his 300th home run against the Minnesota Twins on June 24, 2026. Mookie has been struggling this year but looks to bounce back and get back to the form we all know he can play at. Mookie is the 167th MLB player to have 300 or more home runs in his career.

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A Once in a Lifetime Game

The Phillies are the second team in MLB history to have a player hit for the cycle and a player hit 3 homers in the same game. The other was the Yankees on June 3, 1932. Tony Lazzeri hit for the cycle, and Lou Gehrig knocked 4 home runs. The Yankees outpaced the Philadelphia Athletics to win 20-13. Lazzeri’s cycle was achieved in the top of the 9th inning, and nearly came in order. He struck out in the top of the 2nd, but then singled, doubled, and tripled in his next three plate appearances. He singled again in the top of the 8th before homering to complete the cycle in the top of the 9th. The Yankees went on to win the 1932 World Series, so teams who achieve a game of this statistical anomaly currently have a 100% success rate in securing a title in the fall.

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Harper Cycles Into Rare Air

Bryce Harper hit his first career cycle in just five innings earlier tonight, becoming the ninth player in MLB history to accomplish a cycle that fast into a game. Eight other players have reached a cycle within the first five innings of a game. They are as follows: Harry Craft (CIN, 1940) Joe Gordon (NYY, 1940) Jim Ray Hart (SFG, 1970) Ivan De Jesus (CHC, 1980) Gregg Jefferies (PHI, 1995) Mike Lansing (COL, 2000)* Melvin Upton Jr. (TBR, 2009) Adrian Beltre (TEX, 2015) *Lansing is believed to have the fastest cycle in MLB history, accomplishing his in just four innings.