May 24

Trevor Story of the Rockies becomes the fastest shortstop to the 100-homer mark when he connects off Shawn Armstrong of the Orioles in the 7th inning. It comes in his 448th game, whereas Alex Rodriguez had need 470. Story isn’t done, though, as in the 9th, he comes up against Mychal Givens with a runner on base and hits a walk-off shot to give Colorado an 8-6 win.

On the day they retire Bernie Williams’ number 51 and unveil a plaque in his honor in Monument Park, the Yankees suffer their 10th loss in 11 games to fall to .500. The Rangers’ 5 – 2 win completes a three-game sweep, as a two-run homer by Adam Rosales off Chris Capuano, and two RBIs by Prince Fielder, account for the bulk of the damage.

Anibal Sanchez throws no-hit ball until the 9th inning, when Joe Mauer breaks up his bid for a no-no with a one-out single to center. He strikes out the final two hitters but has to settle for a one-hit shutout as Detroit beats Minnesota, 6 – 0, the Twins’ 10th straight loss. Miguel Cabrera’s streak of four straight games with a homer ends, but he has two more RBI as he pursues his bid for another Triple Crown.

Just 10 days after coming back from a broken arm sustained in spring training, Yankees OF Curtis Granderson breaks a bone in his hand when hit by a pitch by Tampa Bay’s Cesar Ramos in the 5th inning. He will be out for another month. The Yankees still win the game, 9 – 4.

The Rangers pull a fast one in the 2nd inning of their 9 – 5 win over the Mariners. In his first major league at-bat, Jesus Sucre hits a ground ball to first. 1B Mitch Moreland relays to SS Elvis Andrus to retire Justin Smoak for one out, and Andrus throws back to first, but P Justin Grimm crosses in front of Moreland and catches the ball, well away from first base, and walks away as if nothing particular has taken place. The umpires are fooled though, and call Sucre out for a double play. Umpire Jeff Nelson will later admit his mistake, explaining that “the pitcher came out of nowhere” to make the catch. He’s not the only one fooled by Grimm’s great acting job, as on-deck hitter Brendan Ryan says he also missed it, and Mariners manager Eric Wedge comes out to argue – but only that Moreland’s foot was off the bag!

Dan Haren tosses a shutout and strikes out 14 as the Angels defeat the Mariners, 3 – 0. Albert Pujols hits a two-run homer off Jason Vargas in the 1st inning, the 450th of his career.

Carlos Quentin hits three homers for the White Sox in an 8 – 6 win over the Rangers. The game is delayed three hours in the 4th inning by heavy rain and hail that forces the evacuation of the upper deck at the Ballpark in Arlington.

The Yankees end an American League record run of 341 games without a complete game when CC Sabathia goes the distance in a 5 – 4 victory over Toronto.

Just after midnight, the Jupiter Hammerheads pull out a 2 – 1, 23-inning win over the Clearwater Threshers. After failing to score against two Clearwater position players, Jupiter gets a run in the 23rd off Clearwater closer Justin Friend, who entered the game with a 0.86 ERA and a minor league-leading 16 saves. Backup 3B Jose Duarte singles in the winner. Jiwan James reaches base five times and falls a homer shy of the cycle in a losing cause, while SS Jeff Dominguez goes 0 for 9 for Jupiter. The teams finish six innings shy of the Florida State League record, set 45 years earlier.

Omar Vizquel, who already owns the record for most games played at shortstop, reaches another mark, tying Luis Aparicio’s total for second-most hits at the position, 2764. This year, Vizquel is wearing Aparicio’s uniform number 11, even though it has been officially retired by the White Sox, in tribute to his idol and countryman. The Yankees’ Derek Jeter is first in hits, having himself passed Aparicio earlier this year, and he is steadily adding to his total. The day is doubly sweet for the Sox as they defeat the Indians, 7 – 2, handing Justin Masterson his 11th straight loss dating back to last season.