If you follow the minor league system at all you’ve probably been hearing a lot about Jose Siri lately. On Tuesday afternoon he doubled in the 1st inning to extend him hitting streak to 37 games. That extended the Midwest League record for longest hitting streak, which he broke on Monday night.
Over his 37-game hitting streak, Jose Siri has hit .345/.368/.685 with 11 doubles, three triples and 13 home runs. Things have gotten dicey a few times along the way in the hit streak and none may have been more pressure filled than Monday night when he struck out the first three trips to the plate in an incredible start by Padres multi-million dollar Cuban signee Michel Baez (14 strikeouts, no walks in 6.