A line drive to the right-center gap for the Detroit Tigers against the Twins in April. Another liner, this one down the left-field line in Baltimore in August. A ball crushed to center at Comerica Park that bounced over the fence against the Blue Jays. And, most recently, a dart that bounced off the bottom of the wall in center against the Rays on Friday night.
These are just a few of the hits that have Jeimer Candelario leading all players in doubles, with 40 entering Monday. He’s three up on Toronto’s Marcus Semien and Boston’s J.