20-steal club
Base-stealers with 20 or more this season
August 24, 2019 at 11:38PM
A decade ago, Jacoby Ellsbury led the majors with 70 stolen bases. Five years ago, Dee Gordon swiped 64 bags. Those days may be long gone as stolen base numbers continue to drop. Only 13 players have stolen 20 or more bases this season (entering Saturday):
Mallex Smith, CF36
Adalberto Mondesi, SS31
Ronald Acuna Jr., OF30
Jonathan Villar, 2B28
Jarrod Dyson, CF27
Trae Turner, SS26
Elvis Andrus, SS25
Starling Marte, CF24
Jose Ramirez, 3B24
Christian Yelich, RF24
Victor Robles, CF21
Two players20
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