Yankees' Jose Caballero just passed Babe Ruth on an all-time MLB record list
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It can be fun to dive down the rabbit hole of baseball history. You never know what you'll find.
Like, for example, wondering how many stolen bases Babe Ruth had in his career. Turns out the answer is 123.
Next step: See where that ranks on the all-time steals record list. Ruth is tied for 739th all time with immortals like Jason Bartlett and David Eckstein.
OK, let's see who's nearby. Oh look, a current Yankee!
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Jose Caballero has 124 stolen bases in his MLB career. He has five this season.
In other words, he just passed Ruth on an all-time record list.
To be fair to The Great Bambino, this isn't exactly the skillset he was known for -- and it was tough to get any stolen bases while trotting around the bags on one of his 714 home runs. It's still an amusing quirk when you dig into the numbers, though.
Caballero is one of five players tied for 734th all-time in stolen bases. He's tied with Arizona Diamondbacks superstar Corbin Carroll, along with three retired players: Johnny Kling, Felipe Lopez and Preston Wilson.
It's actually a fascinating part of the stolen base leaderboard. One more swipe will tie Caballero with seven guys, including Wally Pipp, Jason Heyward, Carlos Lee, Cristian Guzman and Michael Brantley.
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Three more steals would tie him with Connie Mack and Bobby Murcer.
Does this mean anything in a grand sense? No, not really.
It's more about the minutia of the game and the way it moves across eras. The statistics of the game often lead to fun quirks.
Like the speedy Caballero telling Ruth to move aside.