Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis has etched himself into MLB history, but this particular record has the 33-year-old surely wishing for an eraser.
During the Orioles' Monday night game against the Oakland Athletics, MLB Stats declared Davis the owner of the longest hitless drought among position players in MLB history at 0-for-47.
ESPN Stats & InfoChris Davis is now hitless in each of his last 47 at-bats, dating back to the end of last season. He has passed Eugenio Vélez (46 from 2010-11) for the longest hitless streak in MLB history by a position player.