ITHACA, N.Y. – On Saturday evening, April 10, former Ithaca College baseball All-American Tim Locastro '14 made Major League Baseball history with the Arizona Diamondbacks as he stole his 28th consecutive base without being caught to begin a career. According to the MLB, it was a record that has stood since 1951. His game-worn cleats are on their way to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Dubbed "The Fastest Man in the MLB", Locastro stole second base in the sixth inning off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Carson Fulmer. Locastro would go 4-for-5 in the contest with two runs scored in the Diamondbacks 8-3 win.

Locastro is currently in his fifth overall season in the MLB and third with the Diamondbacks. He broke into the Big Leagues with the Los Angeles Dodgers at the end of the 2017 season and played in three games. He then appeared in 18 games during the 2018 season, where his stole four bases and picked up his first Major League hit – a double against the San Diego Padres in Mexico on May 4. Ironically, his first Major League steal came against Arizona the night before.

In 2019, Locastro was traded to the New York Yankees and then to Arizona before the start of the season. Locastro made a name for himself with the Diamondbacks that year and played in 91 games, where he stole 17 bases and set another MLB record for most hit by pitches in a game with three against the San Francisco Giants on May 24. Also in 2019, Locastro launched his first career homerun – a solo shot against the Yankees in the Bronx on July 31.

During the shortened 2020 season, Locastro swiped four more bags in 33 games played. In the abbreviated campaign, Locastro ranked first on the team with a .395 on-base percentage and third with a .290 batting average.

Through 10 games this season, Locastro leads the Diamondbacks with a .265 average and has two stolen bases.

To date, Locastro has played in 155 Major League games and owns a .257 batting average in 327 at bats with 84 hits, 64 runs scored, 28 stolen bases, 28 hit by pitches, 26 RBI, 25 walks, 17 doubles, four homeruns and three triples.

Locastro was selected in the 13th Round (385th overall pick) of the MLB Draft in 2013 by the Toronto Blue Jays after a record-setting junior season with the Bombers. IC went 41-8 that year and finished third at the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship. He set program single-season records in runs (71) and stolen bases (40). He also led all NCAA Division III players in reaching base via being hit by a pitch 29 times, which was also a school record. Locastro batted .436 with 13 doubles, six triples and four homeruns.