27 MLB records that will never be broken
32. . Fernando Tatis. April 23, 1999. 2 Grand Slams in One Inning. 26. player
When Fernando Tatis made his Major League debut with the Texas Rangers on July 26, 1997, he became the 14,718th player in big league history. Two years later, the number had ballooned to more than 15,000.
Prior to his arrival, no player had ever hit two grand slams in one inning, and since he took Dodgers starter Chan-Ho Park deep in the third inning of the teams’ April 23, 1999 matchup, nobody has followed suit. Understandably, the eight RBI he collected in the inning were also a record.
As MLB.com noted on the 15-year anniversary of Tatis’ feat:
"Some baseball players go their entire careers without hitting a grand slam. Derek Jeter famously needed 6,542 plate appearances to hit his first. Just 13 players have hit two grand slams in one game, and none have pulled that trick since Josh Willingham in 2009."
The Major League record for hits in an inning is three. Therefore, it’s extremely unlikely that a person will ever hit three home runs in an inning, much less three grand slams in a single frame. Even tying Tatis’ record would be an incredible accomplishment.
It’s safe to say that Fernando Tatis will be listed in the big league record books for a long time to come.
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