Andy Pages was on the fast-track to the large leagues earlier than a shoulder harm stopped him in his tracks. He injured his left shoulder in his first recreation 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 totally 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 mentioned he had one factor on his thoughts throughout rehab.
“The very first thing that got here to my thoughts from the second I bought harm, I put my thoughts to working onerous to get to the large leagues as quick as attainable,” Pages mentioned.
Though he didn’t break camp with the large league squad, Pages carried his sizzling 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 heart area and batted him seventh. Washington’s leadoff batter C.J. Abrams singled to Pages within the first inning after which Pages singled to proper area 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 mentioned.
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