Mike Napoli stole second base off David Price in the second inning. This was stunning because I’ve always figured Napoli ran the bases like Bengie Molina, but without all of that veteran caginess. Turns out, though, that Napoli has 25 stolen bases in his regular-season career. He’s a list of players who have fewer than 25 stolen bases in their careers:
Mike Napoli Is Just 1,381 Stolen Bases Behind Rickey Henderson
Andre Ethier
J.J. Hardy
Jay Bruce
Hideki Matsui
Nick Swisher
Dan Uggla
Wade Boggs
Ron Cey
Willie Horton
Joe Torre
Ted WilliamsMaybe some of those names surprise you more than others, but I think Nick Swisher surprises me most of all. The guy has played 1,000 innings in center field over his career. That should come with an automatic 25 steals.
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