After belting seven home runs in his first six MLB games and becoming the first player to achieve such a feat, Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story was generous enough to surrender some of his belongings to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
However, he refused to surrender the bat he used to hit each of those home runs.
"They asked for the bat, but I couldn't give up the bat," Story said Sunday.
It's been a wild ride for the 23-year-old, who started the year off with the Rockies because of Jose Reyes being charged with domestic violence in the offseason. The veteran was placed on administrative leave, and although the criminal charges against him were recently dropped, he's still expected to serve a lengthy suspension once MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred comes to a decision.
That means Story can attempt to continue his massive surge. In his first six MLB games, he's batting .333 with a 1.468 OPS, which features seven runs scored, seven home runs and 12 RBI. The Rockies are 3-3 after impressing with a series win in Arizona against the Diamondbacks and then disappointing in their home-opening series against the San Diego Padres.
The youngster's success isn't a fluke, either. His home runs have come off formidable MLB starters, including Zack Greinke, Shelby Miller and Patrick Corbin. He added the others off a couple of Padres' relievers.
Story, who was selected 45th overall in the 2011 MLB Draft, was expected to make his debut in 2016, but his impact was not at all anticipated to be this great. He leads the MLB with seven home runs and 12 RBI and sports the fourth best OPS (1.468). He also set an MLB record after hitting a home run in each of his first three career games and then joined Willie Mays, Mark McGwire, Nelson Cruz and Chris Davis as the only players in MLB history to hit a homer in his first four games.
But his most recent achievement of seven home runs in his first six games bested Larry Walker, Mike Schmidt and Mays, all of whom hit six in their first six games.
Here was the record-setting blast:
#THIS. The Story continues for @Tstory2.https://t.co/VQtcgJb84o
— MLB (@MLB) April 11, 2016
Shortstop was once viewed as a potential void for the Rockies following Reyes' run-in with the law, but it's now a stable force with Story taking over the big league duties.
