04 Nov

run it back

Before we get too deep into the Hot Stove season, take a look back at a few highlights from Mississippians in the majors in 2024:
April 1 — Jordan Westburg (Mississippi State alum) hits his first MLB walk-off homer for Baltimore.
April 7 — Justin Foscue (MSU) gets an RBI hit in his second MLB at-bat for Texas.
April 19 — Spencer Turnbull (Madison Central High) starts a game with six no-hit innings for Philadelphia.
May 4 — Brent Rooker (MSU) hits two homers in one inning for Oakland.
May 4 — Nathaniel Lowe (MSU) notches a four-hit, two-RBI, two-run game for Texas.
May 17 — Nick Fortes (Ole Miss) goes 3-for-4 with a homer and catches a third straight shutout for Miami.
May 24 — Colt Keith (Biloxi High) blasts his first big league homer for Detroit.
May 31 — Dakota Hudson (MSU) yields one run in seven innings to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers for Colorado.
June 13 — Garrett Crochet (Ocean Springs) fans 13 over seven innings for the Chicago White Sox.
June 21 — Tim Anderson (East Central Community College) gets his first walk-off knock for Miami.
July 5 — Justin Steele (Lucedale) throws a two-hitter for his first win of 2024 with the Cubs.
July 8 — Matt Wallner (Southern Miss) hits a 116.7 mph home run for Minnesota.
July 13 — Rooker hits a 452-foot homer for Oakland.
July 16 — Crochet throws a scoreless inning in the All-Star Game.
July 23 — Lance Lynn (Ole Miss) registers his 2,000th career strikeout for St. Louis.
July 29 — Wallner notches 1 1/3 scoreless innings in his pitching debut for Minnesota.
Aug. 1 — Austin Riley (DeSoto Central High) hits career homer No. 150 for Atlanta.
Aug. 21 — J.T. Ginn (MSU) throws two hitless innings in his MLB debut for Oakland.
Aug. 23 — Hunter Renfroe (MSU) gets his 500th career RBI for Kansas City.
Aug. 24 — Rooker reaches the 30-homer mark for the second straight year with Oakland.
Sept. 13 — Adam Frazier (MSU) homers in his return to Pittsburgh’s PNC Park for Kansas City.
Sept. 26 — Ginn starts the last game at Oakland Coliseum; Rooker and Lowe also play.

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