SEATTLE - Despite not being a regular starter, Cuban player Dairon Blanco made a global impression on May 9 with the Kansas City Royals, finishing with a stat line that matches a rare achievement seen only once in the past 50 seasons.
In their series-opening game against the Angels, the Royals cruised to a 10-4 win thanks to the effort of —mainly— Dairon Blanco, who finished the game going 3-for-3 with a home run, a bunt hit, a double, a walk, four runs scored and two swiped bags. Blanco is just one of two players in the last 50 seasons to have a game like that, joining the Hall of Famer Larry Walker who did it for the Rockies on Aug 25, 1996.
