In 1956, MLB Hall of Famer Yogi Berra reached base in his first nine plate appearances of the season. In 2002, three-time Silver Slugger Carlos Delgado broke Berra’s record when he reached base in his first 10 plate appearances of the season.

On Monday, they had company in the form of Washington Nationals outfielder Joey Wiemer. The 27-year-old reached in each of his first 10 plate appearances before a final soft grounder back to Philadelphia Phillies righty Taijuan Walker in the fifth inning ended it.

His first 11 plate appearances, in order: homer, walk, single, single, homer, triple, walk, single, single, single, groundout.

Joey Wiemer has reached base safely in each of his first TEN plate appearances in 2026!

He ties Carlos Delgado (2002) for the longest streak to start a season in the last 75 years! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/S1lUnuotVm

— MLB (@MLB) March 30, 2026

If Wiemer does not hold the same household resonance as the two men he dethroned on Monday, here is a refresher: The former top 100 prospect found himself staring at the Omaha sky last summer, stuck in Triple A, wondering where his career may go from here. In the seven months that followed, he was cut by three teams.

In March, he was one of the final players to make the Nationals roster. It was a streak that seemed as though it could not die, produced by a man who would not let his career die.

The San Francisco Giants, who designated him for assignment in January, had 13 hits over their first three games. Wiemer has eight on his own.

Even with a platoon disadvantage tonight, manager Blake Butera knew it would be malpractice to start anyone else. Wiemer hit ninth. At the time the record died, he might have had the best OPS of any nine-hole hitter in MLB history: 2.687.

To continue his streak, Wiemer hit a slow ground ball to Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper in the first inning, then seemed to narrowly lose a footrace to the bag. But the Nationals challenged, the replay preserved his streak and Phillies manager Rob Thomson was ejected in protest of the call. In the third, he followed with a soft line drive into center field.

However, that would be it for the streak. He chuckled when it ended, trotted slowly back to the dugout and got a few grins upon his return.