Sentences with phrase «league at bats»

Last year Mike Kelly hit three homers for the Reds in the first week of the exhibition season, prompting Ray Knight to anoint him as the Opening Day centerfielder, even though Kelly was a career.220 hitter with only 214 major league at bats.

But it was remarkable that he was even in the lineup after just 10 Grapefruit League at bats.

«With all of my accomplishments as a hitter [he went hitless in his first 57 major league at bats before smashing a double last season], I've done things that no one has done in a while.»

IS DODGERS ROOKIE MATT KEMP THE NEXT JEFF FRANCOEUR?Kemp, who hit seven home runs in his first 45 major league at bats, is doinghis best impression of the Braves» Francoeur (seven homers in his first 63 atbats as a rookie last year).

The National League player of the week was Chicago Cub reliever Jim Bullinger, who saved four games last week and hit a home run in his first big league at bat.

# 16 Clarence (Ace) Parker PORTSMOUTH Five - sport star at Woodrow Wilson High; in college and pro football halls of fame; hit a home run in first big league at bat for Philadelphia A's in 1937.

It was foist upon us by home monitoring companies who wanted to make thousands giving SQ terbutaline infusions at home.IIRC they only monitored contractions, not FHTs and you would get calls when your son was coming up for his first Little League at bat and the home health nurse would say, «Your patient is now having contractions every 7.5 minutes and the cut off is every 8 minutes and the terbutaline is set at blah, blah, blah... What?

Not exact matches

Investments in technology have also been made at the league and franchise level - virtual reality, in - game wearable tech (the Motus Baseball Sleeve measuring stress on elbows and the Zephyr Bioharness monitoring heart and breathing rates) and the recent announcement of Blast Motion as the official «bat sensor technology» analyzing swings.

SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 12: American League All - Star Josh Donaldson # 20 of the Toronto Blue Jays looks on during batting practice prior to the 87th MLB All - Star Game at PETCO Park

Sanchez is on pace to have 53 home runs in his first 600 major league at - bats.

«My first major league at - bat was right here at Yankee Stadium,» he said.

The high - scoring Diamondbacks and Cubs are 2 — 3 in the league in percentage of at bats by righties, but in the Brewers» case it may cost them a promising season.

At week's end he led the league in batting average -LRB-.331), home runs (42) and RBIs (133).

Nava became only the fourth player in major league history to hit a grand slam in his first at bat and the second to do it on the first pitch.

Alderson had peddled reserve outfielder Felix (the Other) Jose, who had been filling in for the injured Henderson, and two more minor leaguers to St. Louis for centerfielder McGee, whose.335 average with the Cardinals may well be good enough to win the National League batting race — at just about the time McGee swings into the American League Championship Series.

Chelsea finished 10th in the league before Chelsea took over — and the only «new» players he got were: Victor Moses (who nobody thought was actually a good player), Marcos Alonso (thought to be an average player who had flopped at Sunderland), David Luiz (PSG flop, was being kicked out because Marquinhos took his spot), and Kante (very good signing)(and Bats I guess).

At week's end he was third in the National League in home runs (nine) and RBIs (27) and fifth in batting average -LRB-.387), helping Atlanta maintain its perch atop the East.

Forget Gattis's home runs, slugging percentage (through Sunday it was.593, fourth highest in the National League among players with at least 150 plate appearances) and the 6» 4», 235 - pound frame and compact, batting gloveless righthanded swing that exude old school strength.

At the end of last week he was batting.370 and he ranked in the top four in the American League in runs (26), homers (seven) and slugging -LRB-.640).

At El Segundo (Calif.) High School he batted over.400 as a centerfielder and pitcher, but only the Red Sox saw a big - league future for him on the mound.

Last year Gattis hit 18 more homers and batted.305 at three minor league levels, finishing the season at Double A.

I don't know how some fans can crow on about Gnabry playing without much pressure, in an inferior league, and yet won't bat an eyelid at Oxlade.

Rookie Barry Bonnell batted the highest in the league for a player with 100 or more at bats -LRB-.368).

This postseason, Cuberson is 6 - for - 13 -LRB-.462) with four extra-base hits after a season that saw him play in just 15 major league games in the regular season, with two singles in 13 at - bats.

He went 23 — 4 with a 2.07 ERA, won the pitching triple crown (wins, ERA and strikeouts), set a major league record with 13.2 strikeouts per nine innings, did not allow a home run in any of the 293 at bats against him with a runner on, permitted only three leadoff walks to score (he walked the first batter only six times in 213 1/3 innings) and struck out 37 % of all batters he faced.

Everybody at the top of the White Sox lineup has contributed: At week's end leadoff man Tim Raines had a first - inning batting average of.389, Joey Cora had scored 21 runs, Frank Thomas had hit 10 homers (no other player had more than seven) and driven in 25 runs, and sometimes cleanup hitter Robin Ventura was batting a major league - high.511 (23 for 45) with 22 RBIat the top of the White Sox lineup has contributed: At week's end leadoff man Tim Raines had a first - inning batting average of.389, Joey Cora had scored 21 runs, Frank Thomas had hit 10 homers (no other player had more than seven) and driven in 25 runs, and sometimes cleanup hitter Robin Ventura was batting a major league - high.511 (23 for 45) with 22 RBIAt week's end leadoff man Tim Raines had a first - inning batting average of.389, Joey Cora had scored 21 runs, Frank Thomas had hit 10 homers (no other player had more than seven) and driven in 25 runs, and sometimes cleanup hitter Robin Ventura was batting a major league - high.511 (23 for 45) with 22 RBIs.

If Tim Tebow ever does make the major leagues all eyes will be on his very first at - bat, if his first two minor league openers are any indication.

Today was Opening Day for Minor League baseball, which means this was the first time Tim Tebow had a professional at - bat.

It wouldn't be the last time he'd play baseball in North America, as the Cubs signed him to a minor - league deal where he was a player - coach back in 2014, and then he went on to play in the Dominican Winter League where he batted.313 /.409 /.510 at the age league deal where he was a player - coach back in 2014, and then he went on to play in the Dominican Winter League where he batted.313 /.409 /.510 at the age League where he batted.313 /.409 /.510 at the age of 42.

It was Pignatano's final at bat in the big leagues.

Freese is known for a lot of things — personally, I like to think of him as the player traded by the Padres in exchange for 90 at - bats from Jim Edmonds — but he's nothing if not a steady, reliable, worthy big league regular.

At week's end he was leading the National League with a.441 on - base percentage, was third in slugging percentage -LRB-.579) and fourth in batting -LRB-.331).

Starting in centerfield and batting third, he's at the heart of L.A.'s upgraded offense, which is averaging 4.6 runs, up from a major - league - worst 3.5 last season.

White, who has caught 100 or more games for past eight seasons and averaged.284 at bat last year to lead American League catchers with Yogi Berra, chose to quit the game rather than leave Boston, where he shares a partnership in a bowling enterprise.

Playing for his hometown team, Brinson had an eye - opening camp, batting.328 in Cactus League play, but was batting.131 with 20 strikeouts before Mattingly rested him for the Marlins» two - game interleague series at New York.

His impressive minor league numbers, his ability to make contact with the bat and his skill at handling pitchers combined to make rookie Jason Kendall a good preseason bet to start behind the plate for Pittsburgh in 1996.

Giant Steps San Francisco's RICH AURILIA has made such great strides at the plate that he's in the thick of a race for the National League batting crown

Aside from the hot bats of catcher Joe Mauer (a league - leading.378 average at week's end) and his roommate, first baseman Justin Morneau (73RBIs), the Twins» surge is largely due to the organization's much belatedcommitment to youth.

In the second at bat of his major league career, he hit a two - run double, which was enough to make anyone's throat catch.

If there is a league out there that just lets Ohtani float around and collect innings and at - bats, this is an awful league and you should leave and form a rival league.

Spithorst was good enough as a sophomore to allow Dylan Carlson to move to the outfield before being drafted in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Cardinals, and continued to anchor the defense at first base while swinging a mighty bat.

It was in Bessemer that young Melvin began flabbergasting his elders by reading the papers, particularly the sports pages, and by reciting, at the slightest provocation, current batting averages, RBIs and ERAs of popular major league players.

Especially considering that he hasn't even taken a single major league at - bat yet.

Most big league managers believe that the approximately 60 at bats or 20 innings pitched that a player is afforded in the spring can't possibly provide a sufficient sampling of his skills.

He was the minor league Player of the Year last season, batting.354 at El Paso and.359 at Salt Lake City, but he is down to.229 with the Angels.

Still, employment won't come easy for a 37 - year - old DH who whiffed every 3.4 at bats in 2001, who was arrested last week on charges stemming from a nightclub brawl and who has coursed through eight of the 14 American League franchises over the past eight years.

John Ciancio went yard 2x in his 3 at - bats and is one of the best hitters in the League.

That is the most times reached base in the League and he has the best OBP of any Player with 6 + at - bats.

Garcia will be competing all summer long as a member of the Auburn Wildcats, a college wooden - bat league baseball team that plays its home games at James Field in Auburn.

He used to coach part time at West Los Angeles Little League, pitching batting practice to his son the morning after night games and hitting fungoes while wearing a cast when he broke his right hand.