“It’s noticeable.”The 21-year-old homered twice and earned MVP of the National League’s 8-3 victory over the American in the Futures Game on Sunday. Last year’s Futures Game was canceled along with all minor league seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the start of this minor league season was delayed a month until May 4. Even before he plays a big league game, he will be in Cooperstown. The Hall of Fame took his bat along with a cap worn by Yankees minor league hitting coach Rachel Balkovec, first woman to coach in the Futures Game. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...“Playing in a ballpark like this,“ Gorman said, ”is pretty exciting for us.”___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Source: thestar July 11, 2021 22:09 UTC