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Baltimore Orioles: Manny Machado and grand slam statistics

By Kristen Bentley

BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 18: Manny Machado #13 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates with teammates after hitting the game winning grand slam in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 18, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore won the game 9-7. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 18: Manny Machado #13 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates with teammates after hitting the game winning grand slam in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 18, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore won the game 9-7. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) /
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After the Baltimore Orioles Manny Machado hit the walk-off grand slam against the Los Angeles Angels, he put himself in the record books.

The Baltimore Orioles All-Star third baseman is the third player in MLB history to hit three home runs with a grand slam to walk off the game in one game.

According to ESPN’ Stats & Info Twitter, Machado shares this honor with Khris Davis and Joey Votto. Davis hit his with the Oakland Athletics and Votto with the Cincinnati Reds.

Along with this notable feat, Machado also made his way onto another impressive list – most grand slams in one month. He hit his first of the month against the Los Angeles Angels on August 7. His second was against the Seattle Mariners on August 14. Then, his third was August 18, also against the Angels.

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Right now, three grand slams in one month is the most that any MLB player has hit. There are not many other MLB hitters who have three grand slams in a month. Carlos Beltran did it in July 2006 when he was with the New York Mets. Mike Piazza with the Los Angeles Dodgers did it in April 1998. Machado is the 10th player in baseball history to hit three in a month. And, the month isn’t over yet! Could the power hitter create a brand new category?

Machado does have to hit a few more grand slams to move closer to the top of the list of men with the most of them. Sitting comfortably at the top is Alex Rodriguez who has 25. Lou Gehrig is in the second spot with 23. And, another Manny, Manny Ramirez, has 21. Orioles Hall of Famer Eddie Murray is in the fourth spot with 19. According to Baseball Almanac, Machado has seven of them as of yesterday’s game.

A handful of other current players also have seven career grand slam home runs. They include men like Nelson Cruz, Curtis Granderson, Justin Upton, and Chase Utley. Once Machado hits his eighth, he will share space on the list with Frank Robinson and Cal Ripken. Chris Davis also has eight grand slams in his powerful career.

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Shockingly, in the age of home runs, there are not many current MLB players who have more career grand slams that Machado has. Albert Pujols leads the crowd with 14, Beltran and Brian McCann each have 11. Sluggers Robinson Cano, Edwin Encarnacion, and Adrian Beltre have 10 a piece.

And that’s it.

What is so notable about Machado’s achievement of three grand slams in one month and seven in his career is that Machado is only 25 years old. By the time Pujols was 25, he only had five grand slams. Beltran had four at age 25. McCann also had five at age 25. Even Eddie Murray only had four by his age-25 season.

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As Machado continues to do his thing, he could become a leader in a statistic that requires teammates who can get on base along with seriously clutch hitting.

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