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Nolan Arenado Strengthens Hall Of Fame Case with Milestone Hit One game ago, Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Nolan Arenado helped his club claw back into a game they trailed 7-0 with a game-tying home run.
On Monday nigh Jul 9, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Nolan Arenado points skyward after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.
Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect One game ago, Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Nolan Arenado helped his club claw back into a game they.
On Monday night against the Athletics at Chase Field, he joined an elite MLB club.
Arenado ripped a line drive to left field off Athletics left-hander Jeffrey Springs and chugged into second base in the fifth inning.
With the double, Arenado recorded his 2,000th major league base hit.Jul 3, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Nolan Arenado celebrates after hitting an RBI double in the third inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Chase Field.
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Rebilas-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectHe's also only the sixth active MLB player to do so.He joins Padres third baseman Manny Machado, Yankees and former D-backs first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, Astros second baseman Jose Altuve and Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman elite company, without a doubt.
He's also the third Diamondbacks hitter to reach that marker while with Arizona, joining a pair of World Series-winning outfielders in Luis Gonzalez and Steve Finley.
Arenado, obviously, is known for his elite defensive work at third base.His 10 gold gloves, six platinum gloves and provides an exceptional third base presence could be enough to make him an all-time great as is.
He hasn't lost those skills with age, either.
Arenado has posted +2 Defensive Runs Saved, +3 Fielding Run Value and +4 Outs Above Average for the Diamondbacks this season perhaps not the elite level it once was, but the eye test still shows a brilliant defensive infielder.Though the bat has not quite been as strong as it once was in the latter years of his career, he's been mostly productive for the Diamondbacks, who were not necessarily expecting a Silver Slugger-caliber season.and his OPS to .744, however; he's been a slightly above-average hitter this season after a brutally-slow start.
He has 13 home runs and 18 doubles in his first season as a member of the D-backs, who acquired him away from the St.
Louis Cardinals in a trade this offseason.And so, he joins elite company with Arizona, and adds to his already-packed future Hall Of Fame resume.
Arenado is a surefire future Cooperstown inhabitant.
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