Whittington, a rookie drafted in the sixth round out of Texas, does have athletic traits that invite comparisons to Kupp and Nacua. He is 6-foot-1 and 202 pounds, with a thick build capable of ...
Among the roughly 23,000 men who played played Major League Baseball over the past century-and-a-half, none had a season with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases — until now.