Kieboom plates three in Grizzlies' loss
Carter Kieboom's arrival in the Pacific Coast League could hardly be going any better.The second-ranked Nationals prospect reached safely four times Friday, going 2-for-2 with a pair of singles, two walks and three RBIs in Triple-A Fresno's 9-8 loss to Las Vegas at Las Vegas Ballpark. The performance came on the
The second-ranked Nationals prospect reached safely four times Friday, going 2-for-2 with a pair of singles, two walks and three RBIs in Triple-A Fresno's 9-8 loss to Las Vegas at Las Vegas Ballpark. The performance came on the heels of Thursday night's three-hit, three-RBI game in which Kieboom crushed his first homer of the season.
MLB.com's No. 2 overall prospect is batting .407 with a 1.204 OPS over seven games for Fresno and has reached safely in his last six games.
After walking in each of his first two plate appearances, the 21-year-old lined a single to center field off Aviators starter
Selected by the Nationals in the first round of the 2016 Draft, the sixth-ranked shortstop prospect is hoping to follow in the footsteps of his older brother,
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MLB.com's No. 25 overall prospect crushed 16 homers with 69 RBIs and an .801 OPS across two levels last season. His 48 extra-base hits tied him for tops in the farm system, while his RBI total was second-highest.
The Grizzlies clawed back from a seven-run deficit, grabbing an 8-7 lead in the eighth on a two-out solo homer by Nationals No. 20 prospect
Read finished the night 2-for-4 with two RBIs, while Keller and
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