Just when it feels like Sal Stewart can’t raise the bar any higher, he finds another way to impress.
In Sunday’s 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox, Stewart reached base all four times, going 2-2 with a double and two walks.
According to Sarah Langs, Stewart has reached base 10 times in the Reds’ first three games, something only Jim Fregosi (1964) and Barney McCosky (1939) have done at a younger age since 1900. He’s also the first Reds player to accomplish the feat at any age since Barry Larkin in 2001.
Stewart is hitting .700 with an OPS of 2.069 through the first three games of the series.
Reds manager Terry Francona has continued to praise the 22-year-old for being a great young hitter.
“They’ve (his at-bats) has been tremendous,” Francona said. “I know he’s not going to hit .650 or whatever he’s hitting, well I mean maybe, but he’s a good hitter. I know I’ve been saying it for a while now. He’s an advanced hitter.”
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