Taco Hero

America's Taco Hero is a promotion by Taco Bell,[1] which is part of the "Steal a Base, Steal a Taco" promotional campaign by Taco Bell which first began in 2007. If a player steals a base during the World Series, a free taco is then available to everyone in the United States on a specified day for a limited amount of time. The first Taco Hero was Jacoby Ellsbury who stole second base against the Colorado Rockies in the 2007 World Series. In 2015, Lorenzo Cain of the Kansas City Royals stole second base and won America an A.M. Crunchwrap rather than a taco. Since 2016, the prize has been a free Doritos Locos Taco[1]

YearTaco HeroTeamLeagueOpponentBase StolenPitcherCatcherPrizeWorld Series ResultReference
2007Jacoby EllsburyBoston Red SoxAmericanColorado Rockies2BUbaldo JimenezYorvit TorrealbaTacoW[2]
2008Jason BartlettTampa Bay RaysAmericanPhiladelphia Phillies2BCole HamelsCarlos RuizTacoL[3]
2012Ángel PagánSan Francisco GiantsNationalDetroit Tigers2BDrew SmylyGerald LairdTacoW[4]
2015Lorenzo CainKansas City RoyalsAmericanNew York Mets2BMatt HarveyTravis d'ArnaudA.M. CrunchwrapW[5]
2016Francisco LindorCleveland IndiansAmericanChicago Cubs2BJon LesterDavid RossDoritos Locos TacoL[6]
2017Cameron MaybinHouston AstrosAmericanLos Angeles Dodgers2BBrandon McCarthyYasmani GrandalDoritos Locos TacoW[7]
2018Mookie Betts Boston Red Sox American Los Angeles Dodgers 2B Clayton Kershaw Austin Barnes Doritos Locos Taco W
2019 Trea Turner Washington Nationals National Houston Astros 2B Gerrit Cole Martín Maldonado Doritos Locos Taco W

References
  1. "Who will be America's next taco hero in Taco Bell's "STEAL A BASE, STEAL A TACO" World Series Promotion?". Taco Bell 2.0.
  2. "2007 World Series Game 2, Colorado Rockies at Boston Red Sox, October 25, 2007 - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. "2008 World Series Game 1, Philadelphia Phillies at Tampa Bay Rays, October 22, 2008 - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. "2012 World Series Game 2, Detroit Tigers at San Francisco Giants, October 25, 2012 - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. "2015 World Series Game 1, New York Mets at Kansas City Royals, October 27, 2015 - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. "2016 World Series Game 1, Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Indians, October 25, 2016 - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. "2017 World Series Game 2, Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers, October 25, 2017 - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
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