Lewis comes from a family of athletes. His mother was a collegiate softball player. His father played football and baseball through junior college, then spent 30 years working in the food industry and now co-owns The Winery, an upscale restaurant with three locations in Southern Californ...
One of the better pure college hitters in the class, Shaw earned Cape Cod League MVP honors last summer, then posted a 1.142 OPS with 24 homers and 18 steals for the Terrapins in 2023. He played mostly shortstop in college but moved around a bit early and while playing on the Cape, ...
But if there aren’t other players quite like Betts, there are at least others who have temporarily held down positions other than the one (or ones) with which they are identified. So let’s go position by position, looking at active players who have made at least one start at a surpri...
I don't think Velazquez has a very good chance to remain behind the plate and he'd slide over to first base if he has to change positions. With Xavier Isaac last year, Bryce Eldridge this year, and Triston Casas a few years back, the industry is getting OK with elite prep first base...
It doesn’t seem especially worrisome, though it’s notable given that Wright is working back from October 2023 shoulder surgery. He’d battled shoulder injuries throughout the ’23 season, his final year with the Braves. Kansas City acquired him a month later, knowing that he would spend th...
he’s arrived. Randy Winn was also named VP of player development. We’ll see if positions come up for JT Snow and Rich Aurilia. Patrick Bailey and Matt Chapman won Gold Gloves. It’s Bailey’s first, Chapman’s fifth, and it’s the first time the Giants have had two or more Gold...
“The positions the clubs have taken over time in terms of what they want us to do at the table has been a product of a balance between flexibility in terms of utilizing the resources available to you on the one hand and paternalism on the other—that is I’m going to prevent you fro...
Clearly, that’s not how things have played out. McKenzie barely pitched in 2023. A teres major strain in his shoulder shelved him for a couple months to begin the season. He returned in June but quickly suffered a UCL sprain in his throwing elbow. McKenzie avoided surgery but did not ...
[2013] Participated in the All-Star Weekend Futures Game (US Team)[2015] Participated in All-Star Game Home Run Derby[2019] Participated in All-Star Game Home Run Derby[2020] World Series Champion with Los Angeles Dodgers[2021] World Series Champion with Atlanta Braves[2023] Played for ...
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