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Aug
27

Matt Kemp becomes newest member of the 30/30 Club

By Ryan

Last night in the bottom of the seventh, Matt Kemp crushed a solo home run to deep center, something he has been doing all season.

This was no ordinary home run though, as it was his 30th of the season to go along with 33 steals which made him the newest member of the 30/30 club.

Kemp became only the second Dodger ever to accomplish this feat. The only other Dodger was Raul Mondesi, who accomplished it twice in 1997 and ‘99. Though no Dodger has ever reached the 40/40 club.

“I’m just happy I got to do it here in L.A.,” Kemp said after the game. “The fans have always supported me. We still got a long way to go.”

On the season, Kemp is hitting .323 with 98 RBIs. He is in the top four in both of these categories along with top four in home runs and stolen bases.

The last Major Leaguer to reach the 30-30 club was Texas second baseman Ian Kinsler,, in 2009.

Information and quotes used in this article were obtained from MLB.com.

Image taken by SD Dirk and used under the Creative Commons License agreement.

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