Lenyn Sosa drew a walk in the bottom of the ninth inning of an 8-2 loss to the Miami Marlins, ending a 52-game stretch without reaching base via a walk. The streak spanned 168 plate appearances and had been the longest active walkless streak in Major League Baseball. Sosa had previously played 26 games for the Blue Jays and 26 for the Chicago White Sox, dating back to last year. He celebrated with a fist pump as teammates joined in. The franchise record for a walkless streak is 66 games by Alfredo Griffin, followed by Garth Iorg at 61 and Tony Fernandez at 53. The walk occurred during a notable Rogers Centre home game with an open roof, but the team still failed to overcome a six-run deficit.
"At 53 games total, it's hardly the longest streak in franchise history without a walk. That title belongs to Alfredo Griffin, who had a 66 game streak without a walk from July 13, 1984, to June 10, 1992. No, that's not a misprint. Griffin came back to the Blue Jays for his second tour with the team in 1992 after he was traded to the Oakland Athletics in 1984."
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