With a single to right against Cleveland’s Josh Tomlin with two outs in the third inning Friday, Nick Markakis picked up his career 1,000th hit.
The milestone was recognized on the video scoreboard and the fans at Camden Yards gave him a standing ovation. In typical Markakis fashion, he didn’t acknowledge the cheers. Just fist-bumped first base coach Wayne Kirby and then took his lead at first.
It was the loudest ovation at Camden Yards since Luke Scott turned 33 on June 25 (I’m kidding, but Scott was saluted on the scoreboard and took a curtain call).
Here’s what Buck Showalter had to say about Markakis’ impeding milestone before Friday’s game.
“He’s what, 27? That’s pretty impressive. … I’m a big fan of consistency, especially from a manager’s seat, knowing what you are going to get from somebody, not wondering. He’s a guy that’s very easy to trust. Brings a certain element every day regardless of what’s going on in his life on or off the field and physically,” Showalter said.
“Nick’s dinged up. You see him after the game, some of the things that I see, he posts up. It’s very important to him to post up, be there for the organization and teammates. It’s just the way he was brought up. And that something that came with him when he was drafted. It wasn’t something he developed here. You don’t develop that in the big leagues, very seldom.”
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