On May 13th the Cincinnati Reds’ best defensive center fielder ever missed the game after hurting his calf the night before in a 17-inning marathon against the San Francisco Giants. So far that is the only game Billy Hamilton has missed this month. The core of Hamilton, Joey Votto, Adam Duvall, Eugenio Suarez, and Scott Schebler all have missed one or zero games in May.
Hamilton, though, has been a monster so far this month. He has an OBP of .384. That is nearly 100 points above his career norm.
Despite his calf issue, Hamilton has more steals than the rest of the club combined in May.