When at-bats dwindled in L.A., Padres scooped up versatile defender, hitter
Beaty, a mix-and-match defender and high-leverage bat, embraced a unique niche the past three seasons for the Dodgers. He hit .444 with a 1.379 on-base-plus-slugging percentage in bases-loaded situations. With runners in scoring position, .359 and .967. When stakes rose during the heat of August, .294 and .848.And for an hour and a half last year, Beaty thought he’d lost it — 232 diamonds, 53 sapphires and all.
Forget the ring, Beaty said. Forget the past, no matter how substantial it can seem. Forget the Dodgers’ big-money additions of Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts and more. “Yes, Padres-Dodgers was huge for us. Giants-Dodgers was huge for us. When the Yankees came to town, that was a huge series. But it wasn’t, weThat’s why flipping the script between teams 123 miles apart with histories that seem seismically farther involves simplifying things.“My wife said I look good in brown,” said Beaty, who will be 29 on April 28. “That’s the only opinion I need, I guess.”, which is lingo for setting his baseball future adrift.
“It was a little frustrating, but it was also exciting for a new chapter coming. I knew there was going to be a better opportunity to get more at-bats and play a little bit more.”
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