Rays' Chandler Simpson Shatters Record in 4-3 win Over White Sox

In Tuesdays 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay Rays rookie center fielder Chandler Simpson sprinted his way into the history books.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, Simpson took off in an attempt to steal his 28th base of the season.

When he unsurprisingly slid safely into second base, he set the franchise rookie record for the most stolen bases, surpassing Rocco Baldellis 27 in 2003.

After snatching the record, Simpson decided to make it an even 30 by stealing two more bases to bring him to three on the night, tying a single-game career-high in a 13-3 win over the Houston Astros on May 29.

Congrats to Chandler, youre in good company certainly with Rocco, Rays manager Kevin Cash said after the win.

Its his game; hes fearless.

Theres a lot of thought that goes into his skillset, his base running and what he can do.

Hes on base consistently, and from there its chaos, Rays right-hander Drew Rasmussen added.

I mean, he set the single-season Rays rookie record for stolen bases and we still have two months to go, which is unbelievable.

Simpson, who is now tied with Cleveland Guardians All-Star third baseman Jose Ramirez for the third most stolen bases in Major League Baseball, is grateful to be in the position he is.

Its a blessing, the fact that I had an opportunity to come up and just show what I could do, Simpson said.

Simpsons philosophy on the base paths is simple: Stay relentless.

Im not thinking about first base, Im thinking about the next base, just trying to be strategic, its a cat and mouse game.

Simpson and the Rays (53-49) will aim for the series victory over the White Sox (36-66) on Wednesday at 7:35 p.m.

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