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Fact: Victor Martinez is the 5th Venezuelan-born player with 1,000 RBI, joining Miguel Cabrera, Andres Galarraga, Bobby Abreu and Magglio Ordonez.

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Source: ESPN Stats & Info

Maybe it was because he figured he had already done it in October, so what the heck.

So Kris Bryant, the young star of the Chicago Cubs, went swimming with sharks during the winter in Hawaii. For real. And no, their names were not Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard.

Our position-by-position MLB player rankings will once again be a monthly staple throughout the upcoming season, and it's time for our first update roughly three weeks removed from Opening Day.

The preseason edition of these rankings was published March 4, and that will serve as a jumping-off point for our first update.

Let’s begin with this caveat: We are a little more than two weeks into the 2016 MLB season.

Making definitive predictions about a season not even 10 percent finished is as futile a task as predicting the Republican nominee. Depending on your loyalties, if these were two random weeks in July, emotional reactions wouldn’t be nearly as polarizing.

The Houston Astros are missing something, but it's hard to put a finger on it...

Wait, no. There it is. Clearly, what they need is a healthy Lance McCullers.

The Detroit Tigers' response to a last-place finish in the AL Central last year was to cast a wide net in the offseason. A few trades and $270 million in free-agent contracts later, it brought back many new toys.

And now, the Tigers can breathe easy knowing at least one of them is panning out even better than they could have hoped.

Sports, although inherently competitive, are occasionally sprinkled with no-win scenarios.

Trying to outrun the fastest outfield throw ever recorded in baseball is one of them.

The Oakland Athletics' Danny Valencia probably could have never imagined that, following a Yonder Alonso fly to left field, he'd be pursued in his sprint from third base to home by a 105.5 mph ball.

The Chicago White Sox always used to thrive on turmoil, and maybe they still do.

Or maybe it's just that Chris Sale is really this good.

Danny Valencia has been a key cog in the middle of the Oakland Athletics lineup this season, but the veteran utility man is in the dugout with a hamstring injury. 

Continue for updates. 

Valencia Suffers Strained Hamstring

Wednesday, April 20

Per Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, Valencia left Wednesday's game against the New York Yankees with a strained left hamstring. 

As much as baseball players may want the coveted MVP plaque, they should also want to win a batting title while playing for the Miami Marlins.

The reward will catch your eye in a big way.