Reds' Sal Stewart sets MLB record dating back to 1900
Sal is on a different level right now.
Reds' Sal Stewart sets MLB record dating back to 1900 originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Sal Stewart is hitting as if brought down from a different league.
The thing is, this is MLB. It's the top league. And the Cincinnati Reds ' young slugger is making it look like child's play.
On Monday night, Stewart maintained his strong start to the season, notching a hit and two walks in the Reds' 2-0 win over the Pirates. In the process, Stewart made history. He's the youngest player in the history of baseball (dating to at least 1900) to reach base at least three times in each of his team's first four games of the season, according to MLB.
com's Sarah Langs. Sal Stewart is 22 years and 113 days old He’s the youngest player to reach base safely 3+ times in each of his team’s first 4 games since at least 1900 He’s first 4th CIN player to do this in span, joining: 1988 Kal Daniels 1975 Joe Morgan 1937 Ival Goodman — Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) March 31, 2026 MORE: Terrance Gore's son honors dad with perfect first pitch That stat just emphasizes how special Stewart has been so far this season. He did get a cameo at the end of last year, and maybe that's helped Stewart really hit the ground running here.