10/3/23

THE 2023 REGULAR SEASON FOR MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS IN THE BOOKS, SO LET’S SEE HOW SOME FORMER YAVAPAI COLLEGE PLAYERS DID IN THE SHOW. RIGHT HERE IN ARIZONA, MERRILL KELLY WAS A RELIABLE STARTER FOR THE DIAMONDBACKS. HE WENT 12-8 WITH A 3.29 E-R-A, 187 STRIKEOUTS, AND 69 WALKS IN 177 INNINGS. 

KOLE CALHOUN SPENT HIS 12TH SEASON IN THE MAJORS WITH THE CLEVELAND INDIANS. HE BATTED .217 WITH SIX HOME RUNS, 25 R-B-Is, SEVEN DOUBLES, AND 18 RUNS SCORED. 

ANOTHER CALHOUN, WILLIE, PLAYED 44 GAMES FOR THE YANKEES, MAINLY AS A DESIGNATED HITTER. HE BATTED .239 WITH FIVE HOME RUNS, 16 R-B-Is, SEVEN DOUBLES, AND 16 RUNS SCORED. 

CHRISTIAN ENCARNACION-STRAND MADE HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT THIS YEAR. IN 63 GAMES FOR CINCINNATI, HE HIT .270 WITH 13 HOME RUNS, 37 R-B-Is, SEVEN DOUBLES, 29 RUNS SCORED, AND TWO STOLEN BASES.

***PHOTO OF CHRISTIAN ENCARNACION-STRAND WITH THE REDS