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Brett Bateman’s Major League Baseball Career Off to Fast Start with Toronto Blue Jays
The 24-year-old centre-fielder is batting .273 with a .697 on-base plus slugging percentage in five games, and teammates say he has settled in quickly.
- On Tuesday, Aug. 11, 24-year-old center-fielder Brett Bateman drove in two runs on two hits to help the Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Boston Red Sox 5-3.
- Toronto acquired Bateman from the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 2 for Kevin Gausman, then called him up from Buffalo on Aug. 7 to fill in for injured infielder Luis Urias.
- Manager John Schneider said the rookie is "all business, but has a side to him that's kind of one of the guys," while starting pitcher Dylan Cease praised his clutch hitting.
- Bateman remains philosophical about his transition to Major League Baseball, stating, "It's great having success early, but this is also a game of failure."
- Through five major-league appearances, the center-fielder has compiled a.273 batting average and.697 on-base plus slugging percentage while filling in for Luis Urias.
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Bateman's major-league career off to fast start with Blue Jays
As far as Brett Bateman’s concerned, there’s no tangible difference between playing in triple-A and Major League Baseball. Bateman continued his impressive start to his big league career on Tuesday, driving in two runs on two hits to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3. It improved his batting average to […]
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For Brett Bateman, there is no notable difference between playing in the AAA and Major Baseball Leagues.
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