When discussing records in any given sports league, everyone will say, “records are meant to be broken.” That is indeed true as there are records being broken in sports on a yearly basis.

Those records can, however, be both good and bad. The record that Texas Rangers designated hitter Joc Pederson is headed toward is certainly the latter.

Pederson is in the midst of a 0-for-41 slump and is inching toward the major league record for most consecutive at-bats without a hit. He has already set the Rangers franchise record for most consecutive at-bats without a hit and is in dangerous territory of reaching the MLB record set in 2019 by Baltimore Orioles designated hitter Chris Davis, who went 54 straight at-bats without recording a hit.

Pederson does not have a hit since April 2, when he went 1-for-4 in a game against the Cincinnati Reds. His average has dropped from .158 to .052 during his slump and he has become a liability at the plate for Texas.

Along with the dip in batting average, Pederson has worked just three walks during the stretch, which has seen his on-base percentage go from .273 all the way down to .141 since his last at-bat with a hit.

Pederson signed a two-year, $37 million contract with the Rangers prior to this season, and it will be interesting to see how long of a leash he has to get things sorted out. Despite the struggles of their DH, the Rangers have a record of 14-9 and sit atop the AL West.

With a matchup against left-hander JP Sears on Wednesday, Pederson will more than likely be out of the Rangers lineup, meaning he will have to wait another day to snap out of a career-worst funk.

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