Three Strikes: Unlikely home run champions

Wednesday, July 2, 2008 | Print Entry

STRIKE ONE -- TAKE FIVE DEPT.: A friend of ours in baseball posed a fun question the other day: Has there ever been a time when both home run leaders were Rule 5 picks?

Well, yeah, as a matter of fact. Right now.

Dan Uggla, a 2005 Rule 5 pick, is tied for the NL lead in homers. And Josh Hamilton, a 2006 pick, is tied for the AL lead in homers.  
 

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  • Jayson Stark Jayson Stark

    Jayson Stark has been a senior baseball writer for ESPN.com since 2000. His regular contributions include the newsy Rumblings and Grumblings column and his tilted look inside baseball's numbers and quirks, the Useless Information Department.

    Stark also makes regular television appearances on "SportsCenter," "The Hot List" and "Baseball Tonight." He is a regular ESPN Radio guest of "Mike & Mike in the Morning" (Wednesdays), "GameNight" (Thursdays) and the "Sports Bash" (Tuesdays), as well as numerous other shows on the network.

    Before arriving at ESPN, Stark worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer for 21 years. He was twice named Pennsylvania's sportswriter of the year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

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