Laurila: Michael Chavis on doubling (and almost crying) in his MLB debut
From SABR member David Laurila at FanGraphs on April 24, 2019:
Michael Chavis lived a dream on Saturday. The No. 3 prospect in the Red Sox system not only made his MLB debut, he banged out a pinch-hit double in his first-ever at bat. He did so against Tampa Bay’s Jose Alvarado, with one on and one out in the top of the ninth inning, and the score knotted at five apiece. Boston went on to score, then held on for a 6-5 win.
There’s a pretty good chance that Chavis was the happiest person in Tropicana Dome that night. He was certainly one of the most excited. At age 23, the native of Marietta, Georgia had done in real life what he once fantasized about doing while batting rocks with a stick in his family’s back yard.
Chavis described the thrill-of-lifetime experience prior to yesterday’s game at Fenway Park.
Read the full article here: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/michael-chavis-on-doubling-and-almost-crying-in-his-mlb-debut/
Originally published: April 25, 2019. Last Updated: April 25, 2019.