14. Jeff Manto homering in four straight official at-bats to tie the major league record (1995)
There’s really no other reason to remember a corner infielder who spent one year in Baltimore and had 822 plate appearances in his major league career, but Manto landed in the history books by homering in four straight official at-bats from June 8 through June 10, 1995, tying the major league record.
Manto would hit 17 home runs in his only season with the Orioles, but his three-day stretch in June lands him on a list of players such as John Stefero and Dave Criscione who gained their 15 minutes of fame and just as quickly burned out.
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Nestor Aparicio
Baltimore Positive is the vision and the creative extension of four decades of sharing the love of local sports for this Dundalk native and University of Baltimore grad, who began his career as a sportswriter and music critic at The News American and The Baltimore Sun in the mid-1980s. Launched radio career in December 1991 with Kenny Albert after covering the AHL Skipjacks. Bought WNST-AM 1570 in July 1998, created WNST.net in 2007 and began diversifying conversations on radio, podcast and social media as Baltimore Positive in 2016. nes@baltimorepositive.com
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