Andy Pages was on the fast-track to the massive leagues earlier than a shoulder damage stopped him in his tracks. He injured his left shoulder in his first sport after being promoted to Triple-A final Might and surgical procedure ended his season.
Pages confirmed up at Camelback Ranch this spring, prepared to indicate the Los Angeles Dodgers that he was absolutely recovered and able to make a distinction in a lineup that was already projected to be top-heavy with Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Will Smith and Max Muncy.
All he did was go 8-for-17 in seven Cactus League video games with a double, a triple and two house runs.
Pages stated he had one factor on his thoughts throughout rehab.
“The very first thing that got here to my thoughts from the second I received harm, I put my thoughts to working onerous to get to the massive leagues as quick as potential,” Pages stated.
Though he didn’t break camp with the massive league squad, Pages carried his scorching spring into Triple-A. On the time of his promotion, he was among the many high three within the Pacific Coast League in hits (23, first), runs scored (16, second), OPS (1.146, third) and residential runs (5, tied-for-third).
For his main league debut on Tuesday, supervisor Dave Roberts began him in middle discipline and batted him seventh. Washington’s leadoff batter C.J. Abrams singled to Pages within the first inning after which Pages singled to proper discipline on the primary pitch he noticed within the second finally coming round to attain on an Austin Barnes single.
Pages was within the lineup on Wednesday, too, the place he went 0-for-3. However he’s going to maintain getting alternatives.
“I’ll attempt to get him in as a lot as I can to see what we’ve got,” Roberts stated.
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