The Cincinnati Reds farm system had some outstanding highlights in 2017. Tyler Mahle threw a perfect game for Double-A Pensacola. The Blue Wahoos would win the Southern League Championship. The 39-game hit streak by Jose Siri, though, may have been the biggest story. It lasted nearly six weeks and set a new Midwest League record, breaking one that had stood since 1977. It came to an end, somewhat in controversy, when in his final trip to the plate the opposing team threw behind him on one pitch and did what they could to give him little to hit after issues from the night before stemming from hit batters.
Over the span of the hit streak, which spanned 40 games (he pinch hit in one game early during the streak and drew a walk), he racked up 59 hits. Of those hits, 12 were doubles, three were triples and 13 went over the fence for home runs. There were also 31 singles hit during the hit-streak.
On Thursday night I created a little spray chart, breaking down each hit and the type of hit it was and where it went. Here’s how it turned out:
Seeing it displayed like this really puts into perspective just how much of the entire field Jose Siri was using. Home runs to all fields. Doubles to all fields. Three triples to center. Singles to all fields. Infield singles. It was impressive to watch as it was happening, but it’s pretty impressive looking at it this way, too.