The quiet slugger’s blazing hot start is a testament to the consistency he showed in getting to Baltimore as well as a lesson in outshining expectations.
If you were putting together an AL All-Star team for April, the player starting at 3B would probably come as a surprise to most. It wouldn’t be Boston’s Rafael Devers, Houston’s Alex Bregman, Cleveland’s José Ramírez or any of the other usual suspects. One month into the season, the...