Christopher Morel is no longer MLB’s leader of hitless games this season (as a starter). Zack Gelof of the A’s is now on top (as of September 4, 2024).
Who is Zach Gelof?
When Zach Gelof burst out as a rookie last year, Topps Now produced four cards of him:
Drives in 1st Career RBI on 1st Career MLB Hit
Print run: 1179
20 XBH, 20 Runs Set Club Record for 1st 28 Games
Print run: 805
10 Multi-Hit Games in 1st 31, 1st Time Since ’07-08
Print run: 753
Reaches 10 HRs in Fewest Games in Athletics History
Print run: 746
Four Topps Now cards sounds impressive. He did have a great beginning run. However, 79 players had 4+ Topps Now cards in 2023.
Of those 79 players, his print run average per card is pretty average. He comes in 48th of 79.
We’ll see by the end of the season if Zach Gelof finishes as the 2024 hitless leader.
Update September 10, 2024
Orlando Arcia is now the hitless leader with 59 games.