Baseball's One Hit Wonders

The Chicago Cubs proved in 2016 that miracles can happen in baseball. Sometimes, though, that magic happens to a single player for just a single season. For one brief, glorious year everything locks in for them. Hitters say the baseball looks like a beach ball, and they can hit it anywhere they want. Pitchers find themselves with pinpoint control and great movement on their pitches. What happens after that season ends? Well, sometimes injuries bring the player back down to their previous level; other times, there's just no explanation. Here, we take a look back at those players who caught lightning in a bottle for one amazing season.