ESPN’s Stats & Info Twitter account, citing Elias Sports’ research, noted on Wednesday that Trevor Rosenthal’s rough start to the 2019 campaign is unfortunately historic.
“Rosenthal is the first [pitcher] in MLB history to allow at least one run without recording any outs in four straight appearances. He’s faced [nine] batters in that span. All [nine] have scored.”
That rough stretch actually goes back to his final appearance of the 2017 campaign, before Rosenthal injured his right elbow and was forced to undergo Tommy John surgery.
So far this season, the reliever, who signed a 1-year/$7M deal with the Nationals this winter, has faced seven batters, all of whom have reached base, with all of them scoring.