At least one New York Yankees fan really wants to see Brian Dozier's historic hit streak end.
The fan in question camped out behind home plate Monday in a neon yellow "Dozier's streak ends today" t-shirt during the Minnesota Twins' visit to Yankee Stadium. Through three innings, he was looking good.
Dozier walked in his first at-bat, then lined out to right field. But Dozier came through in the fifth inning, scoring outfielder Ryan LaMarre with a single and forcing the fan in question to cover up his shirt with a Yankees jersey.
The second baseman is slashing .307/.373/.520 this year and has a hit in each of his last 24 games -- the streak dates back to Sept. 22, 2017 -- including the first 17 games of 2018.
It's the longest season-opening hit streak in Twins history. Dozier passed Kirby Puckett and Josh Willingham on Sunday, both of whom opened a season with 15-game hit streaks, Puckett in 1994 and Willingham in 2012.
| PLAYER | SEASON | GAMES |
| Brian Dozier | 2018 | 17 |
| Josh Willingham | 2012 | 15 |
| Kirby Puckett | 1994 | 15 |
| Glenn Williams* | 2005 | 13 |
| Bobby Kielty | 2003 | 12 |
| Bobby Darwin | 1972 | 12 |
| Lenny Green | 1963 | 12 |
| Rich Rollins | 1962 | 12 |
| Orlando Cabrera* | 2009 | 11 |
| Jacque Jones | 2002 | 11 |
| Ted Uhlaender | 1968 | 11 |
| Joe Mauer | 2018 | 10 |
| Jason Bartlett* | 2006 | 10 |
*Williams, Cabrera and Bartlett all debuted later in the year
Dozier will need to keep that streak going well into May if he wants to break the MLB record for consecutive hits to start a season.
That record still belongs to Hall of Famer George Sisler, who had a hit in 34 straight games to start the 1925 season. Dozier is currently tied for 22nd, but it's a pretty exclusive list. Pablo Sandoval and Edgar Renteria have entered the top 10 in recent years, but the top five haven't changed since 1976.
| PLAYER | SEASON | GAMES |
| George Sisler | 1925 | 34 |
| Ron LeFlore | 1976 | 30 |
| Sam Rice | 1930 | 28 |
| Gee Walkee | 1937 | 27 |
| Charlie Grimm | 1923 | 25 |
| Edgar Renteria | 2006 | 23 |
| Joe Torre | 1971 | 22 |
| Steve Garvey | 1978 | 21 |
| Harry Heilmann | 1923 | 21 |
| Pablo Sandoval | 2012 | 20 |
| Eddie Bressoud | 1964 | 20 |
| Nate McLouth | 2008 | 19 |
| George Brett | 1983 | 19 |
| Johnny Temple | 1961 | 19 |
| Hank Majeski | 1949 | 19 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 2007 | 18 |
| Al Oliver | 1972 | 18 |
| Johnny Rucker | 1945 | 18 |
| Babe Herman | 1932 | 18 |
| Bob Fothergill | 1927 | 18 |
| Elmer Smith | 1922 | 18 |
| Brian Dozier | 2018 | 17 |
| David Dahl* | 2016 | 17 |
| Alexei Ramirez | 2014 | 17 |
| Jorge Cantu | 2010 | 17 |
However, the overall Twins record is within reach. Dozier is currently tied (with himself, circa 2016) for third on the all-time list of Twins hit streaks, behind Brian Harper and Ken Landreaux.
| PLAYER | SEASONS | GAMES |
| Ken Landreaux | 1980 | 31 |
| Brian Harper | 1990 | 25 |
| Brian Dozier | 2017-18 | 24 |
| Brian Dozier | 2016 | 24 |
| Lenny Green | 1961 | 24 |
| Torii Hunter | 2007 | 23 |
| Cristian Guzman | 2002 | 23 |
| Marty Cordova | 1996 | 23 |
| Kirby Puckett | 1993-94 | 23 |
| Kent Hrbek | 1982 | 23 |
| Shane Mack | 1992 | 22 |
| Ben Revere | 2012 | 21 |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 1991 | 20 |
| Ted Uhlaender | 1969 | 20 |
It's not quite the longest streak in franchise history. Hall of Famer Heinie Manush of the Washington Senators still holds that one after registering a hit in 33 straight games back in 1933.
