Video: Tampa Bay Rays’ Randy Arozarena Makes MLB History

Author Mason Dixon

October 8th, 2021 2:26 PM

Randy Arozarena showed in the 2020 playoffs that he was a special player. In his first post-season game of 2021, he stepped things up.

It wasn’t enough that Arozarena can spray the ball around the field. He also has home run power. In the 5th inning Thursday night in game one of the American League Divisional Series against the Boston Red Sox, Arozarena impressed the announcers with this shot into the left field stands.

But Arozarena wasn’t done. This wasn’t impressive enough. Later, in the 7th inning, he moved to third base as Wander Franco doubles. The defense wasn’t doing anything to keep Arozarena near 3rd, and even the announcers knew it. Nobody had ever hit a home run and stolen home in a single playoff game in well over a century of MLB baseball.

The last straight steal of home, according to USA Today, came in 1955. Jackie Robinson stole home in Game 1 for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Yankees.
[Source: USA Today]

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  ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 07: Randy Arozarena #56 of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrates their 5-0 win over the Boston Red Sox during Game 1 of the American League Division Series at Tropicana Field on October 07, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)

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  ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 07: Randy Arozarena #56 of the Tampa Bay Rays, Manuel Margot #13 and Kevin Kiermaier #39 celebrate their 5-0 win over the Boston Red Sox during Game 1 of the American League Division Series at Tropicana Field on October 07, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

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  ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 07: Kevin Cash #16 celebrates with Yandy Diaz #2 of the Tampa Bay Rays after their 5-0 win over the Boston Red Sox during Game 1 of the American League Division Series at Tropicana Field on October 07, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
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  ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 07: Randy Arozarena #56 and Shane McClanahan #62 of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrate their 5-0 win over the Boston Red Sox during Game 1 of the American League Division Series at Tropicana Field on October 07, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

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  ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 07: Randy Arozarena #56 of the Tampa Bay Rays reacts during Game 1 of the American League Division Series against the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field on October 07, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

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  Randy Arozarena #56 of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrates with teammates after their 5-0 win over the Boston Red Sox during Game 1 of the American League Division Series at Tropicana Field.
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  Randy Arozarena #56 and Mike Zunino #10 of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrate their 5-0 win over the Boston Red Sox during Game 1 of the American League Division Series at Tropicana Field.

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  J.P. Feyereisen #34 and Mike Zunino #10 of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrate their 5-0 win over the Boston Red Sox.

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  Randy Arozarena #56 of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrates after stealing home in the seventh inning.
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  Randy Arozarena #56 of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrates after stealing home with Nelson Cruz #23 in the seventh inning .

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  Randy Arozarena #56 of the Tampa Bay Rays steals home against Christian Vazquez #7 of the Boston Red Sox in the seventh inning.

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  Randy Arozarena #56 of the Tampa Bay Rays steals home.
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  Alex Cora #13 removes Nick Pivetta #37 of the Boston Red Sox from the game in the seventh inning.

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  Wander Franco #5 of the Tampa Bay Rays reacts to his double in the seventh inning.
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  DJ Reyburn #17 inspects David Robertson #30 of the Tampa Bay Rays in the seventh inning.

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  Randy Arozarena #56 of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrates his solo homerun with Brandon Lowe #8 in the fifth inning,

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  Nelson Cruz #23 of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrates his homerun in the third inning.

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  (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

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