The New York Mets’ Choi Ji-Man’s bat is hot. He completed a three-hit game in his first exhibition game, boosting his chances of rejoining the big leagues.
Choi went 3-for-3 with a home run, an RBI and a run scored in a 9-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in an exhibition game at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, on Tuesday.
Choi, who started at first base in the No. 5 spot, doubled to left field with two outs in the first inning to give the Angels a 1-0 lead. He came home on Brett Betty’s single to left.
Choi drew a walk in his second at-bat of the inning, but was stranded at second base. He completed his multi-hit game with a single up the middle with the bases loaded in the fifth inning and added an RBI single in the eighth to complete his three-hit game. 바카라사이트 Choi improved his batting average in the exhibition game from 1-for-8 to 5-for-7.
Choi, who made his major league debut in 2016 with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, has bounced between the New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates, and San Diego Padres over the course of his career, batting .234 with 67 home runs, 238 RBIs, and a .764 OPS in 525 games (1567 at-bats, 367 hits).
His big league dreams were dashed last year,
When he batted just 1-for-63 (17-for-104) with six homers, 13 RBIs and a .624 OPS in 39 games between Pittsburgh and San Diego. Two stints on the disabled list with a strained left Achilles tendon and sprained ribs hurt.
When Choi became a free agent after last season, he received offers from six teams besides the Mets: the Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Washington Nationals, and San Diego Padres.
Choi signed a split deal with the Mets, where many people knew him well. He had a one-year, $1 million guaranteed major league contract, but opted for the split deal, which allows him to earn up to $3.5 million upon promotion to the big leagues.
New Mets manager Carlos Mendoza played with Choi when he was with the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the New York Yankees in 2017. 안전 토토사이트 Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns also signed Choi as a minor league free agent in January 2018 when he was manager of the Milwaukee Brewers.