UPDATE (May 26, 10:15 p.m. ET): Jackie Bradley’s hit streak ended at 29 games after the Boston Red Sox’s centerfielder went 0-for-4 while batting out of the leadoff spot in the lineup Thursday. Relive all the best moments from his magical month of hitting below.
ORIGINAL STORY (May 25): Jackie Bradley Jr. has the DiMaggio brothers in his sight, and oh, has it been fun to watch.
The Boston Red Sox outfielder enters Wednesday with a 28-game hitting streak, six games shy of Dom DiMaggio’s team record and 28 away from Joe DiMaggio’s major league mark. It’s an amazing breakout for Bradley, who is batting .346 with eight homers and 33 RBIs this season while maintaining the high-level defense that kept him on the Red Sox’s radar despite his previous struggles at the plate.
Those struggles are just a memory at this point, so let’s relive the biggest moments in JBJ’s hitting streak, which Red Sox fans hope doesn’t end anytime soon.
Game No. 1: April 24 in Houston
The streak started with this third-inning RBI double April 24.
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JBJ wasn’t done, though, breaking a 12th-inning tie with this game-winning RBI single.
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Game No. 2: April 25 in Atlanta
JBJ’s seventh-inning homer accounted for the only run in the Red Sox’s 1-0 win over the Braves.
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Game No. 3: April 26 in Atlanta
The streak almost stopped before it really began, but JBJ laced this two-out RBI triple in the ninth inning to keep it alive.
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Game No. 4: April 27 vs. Atlanta
OK, so this isn’t a hit, but this amazing catch shows JBJ didn’t forget about his glovework during his hitting tear.
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Game No. 6: April 29 vs. N.Y. Yankees
Another clutch hit, this time a two-out, two-run double off the Green Monster in the seventh inning to tie a game that Red Sox eventually won.
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Game No. 7: April 30 vs. N.Y. Yankees
JBJ terrorized the Red Sox’s AL East rivals with two triples and his first of four three-hit games so far in the streak.
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Game No. 10: May 4 at Chicago White Sox
Streaks also take grit, which JBJ showed by staying in this game after injuring his hand on a pickoff attempt.
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Game No. 11: May 5 at Chicago White Sox
That hand looked just fine on this sixth-inning homer that extended the streak.
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Game No. 13: May 7 at N.Y. Yankees
JBJ continued his power surge with this fifth-inning homer as the Red Sox tried to rally in the Bronx.
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Game No. 15: May 9 vs. Oakland
This 3-for-5 night, including a grand slam and six RBIs, sparked a rally and a four-game stretch in which the Red Sox scored double-digit runs.
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Game No. 16: May 10 vs. Oakland
Again, not a hit. But that throw, though.
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Game No. 17: May 11 vs. Oakland
JBJ nearly repeated his incredible performance from two nights before, going 3-for-5 with two homers (no grand slam this time) and six RBIs in another rout of the A’s.
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Game No. 19: May 13 vs. Houston
Ho hum. Another game, another clutch hit, this time an RBI double to extend a Red Sox lead and his streak.
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Game No. 23: May 18 at Kansas City
Top of the ninth inning, one out, Red Sox down by one and the streak on the line. No problem for JBJ.
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Game No. 26: May 21 vs. Cleveland
Replay confirmed what we all know: JBJ has serious wheels, which he showed when legging out this sixth-inning infield single.
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One inning later, he did this in center field.
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Game No. 28: May 24 vs. Colorado
JBJ tied Wade Boggs for the fifth-longest hitting streak in Red Sox history with this second-inning double off the Green Monster.
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Thumbnail photo via David Butler II/USA TODAY Sports Images
