Triples

Omar Vizquel isn't the oldest major league player to hit a triple. 

That guy is Nick Altrock (Alt Rock for the younger fans), born September 24 1876,  who, in 1924 for the Senators at age 48, on the season's last day, tripled in his only AB of the year. He thus finished with a batting average of 1.000, slugging percentage of 3.000, and OPS of 4.000.

Vizquel, whose triple was the second hit by the Jays in tonight's seventh inning, was born March 24 1967, making him two years and six months younger than Alt Rock.

He tripled in Brett Lawrie, born January 18 1990, during the winter following Vizquel's first major league season.

The damage had already been done, however, off Rick Porcello in a mess of a 36 pitch fourth inning punctuated by Jeff Mathis' bases-clearing double. 

Porcello's line -- five runs on six hits in six innings -- spoke for his entire season. Great one day, awful the next.

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Nick Alt Rock died on the same day as Alan Freed, January 20 1965, which is also the day Lyndon Johnson was sworn in for his only full term as president. Back when I still cared about things like presidents taking the oath of office.