Can you name the only three players have retired since 2000 who are in the top 100 in career triples without looking?

[JMCKUSICK]

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The answer is Carl Crawford, Steve Finley and for all you Mets fans, yes, none other than Jose Reyes.

What got me wondering is because Corbin Carrol, in less than 4 full seasons is already #3 on the active most triples list with 51. The active leaders with 55 each are Mike Trout in 16 years and Sterling Marte in 15 years.

[WestMichRad]

1. No.

Next question?

[JMCKUSICK]

6. lol

[WestMichRad]

2. Paul Molitor?

Can’t remember when he retired.

Curtis Granderson?

I’m just guessing…

[JMCKUSICK]

7. no and no

[WestMichRad]

13. Figures.

My success rate here matches my career batting average!

[JMCKUSICK]

14. lolol

[DarthDem]

3. Great question

Hm—Ichiro, Carl Crawford and Steve Finley maybe?

[JMCKUSICK]

8. Congrats, two out of three

Crawford and Finley

[Fichefinder]

4. Bonds

[JMCKUSICK]

10. no

[chelsea0011]

5. Manny, Bonds, Pujols?

Nt

[JMCKUSICK]

11. no

[duckworth969]

9. Al Kaline

[JMCKUSICK]

12. Retired after 2000 lol

[ProfessorGAC]

15. Cool Question!

I'm a Cub fan and triples are rare in Wrigley. Guy would have to be Usain Bolt to get a triple on anything that isn't dead in the RF corner.
Power alleys are too short. (The 12 foot walls are the real barrier, not distance. )
Plus, most of the lefties who were good hitters in my time as a fan were slow! So, I doubt any Cub fan is an expert about triples!

[JMCKUSICK]

16. I've loved baseball since the fall of '76, when I came to the USA

from Germany.

Baseball is baseball because the stats make it a non-stop conversation starter.

I was stunned to see Corbin Carroll #3 on the active list even though he's barely played 400 games, where Trout and Marte have played 4 X as many games. Just perusing the top 100 list, I think I saw maybe 8 or 9 from the 1975-1999 retired list.

That means only 11 of the top 100 triples leaders have been added in the last 50+ years.

[ProfessorGAC]

17. Sam Crawford Still Holds The Record

Over 300 triples!
I looked at Baseball Reference. I didn't go through the entire list, but a quick perusal of the top 25 looks like only one guy that played after WW2 is that high. (Stan Musial)
So triples were a much bigger thing in the early days of pro ball.

[JMCKUSICK]

18. Right