The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Tribune Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

KRISTIN Munroe made his professional debut in the Dominican Summer League over the weekend and gave the Los Angeles Angels an early look at the productivity he hopes to bring to the organisation.

Munroe went 3-4 with four RBI and scored two runs in a 14-0 win for his DSL Angels over the DSL Marlins Saturday afternoon.

The 16-year-old infielder played first base, hit sixth in the lineup and in his first plate appearance, drove in his first pro RBI with his double to right field in the second inning.

His RBI single in the fifth inning gave the Angels a 6-0 lead and he followed with a two-RBI double in the sixth.

Munroe is the latest Bahamian player to join the Angels organisation following D’Shawn Knowles (No.8) and Trent Deveaux (No.20) who are both in the club’s Top 30 Prospect List according to MLB Pipeline.

Also in the DSL, Adari Grant continues his offensive efficiency at the plate for the St. Louis Cardinals.

A day after his first pro home run, Grant extended his hit streak to five games to help his DSL Cardinals Blue to an 8-6 win over the DSL Rockies.

The 17-year-old shortstop finished 1-5 and scored two runs with two stolen bases. After an 0-6 start over the first two games of the season, Grant has followed with five hits over the course of the next five games.

Grant hit the first home run of his professional career in the first matchup against the Rockies on July 22.

Playing second base and hitting leadoff, Grant hit his solo shot in the third inning.

In AA Baseball, Chavez Young had a productive five-game set for his New Hampshire Fisher Cats at home against the Reading Fightin Phils.

The Toronto Blue Jays No.29 prospect, Young hit .307 (4-13) with four hits, two home-runs, 10 total bases, six RBI, six runs

In game one, Young hit his second home run of the season went 1-3 with 3 RBI with two runs scored in a 9-8 loss. Young’s solo shot came in the eighth inning but New Hampshire was unable to complete a late rally.

Game two was another clost 7-6 loss for the Fisher Cats, but Young finished 2-4 witn an RBI and one run scored.

Young hit his third home-run of the season in game three and this time the Fisher Cats successfully rallied with four runs in the ninth for a 7-6 win. His solo shot came in the third inning and he finished 1-4 with one RBI and scored two runs.

A 23-year-old outfielder, he spent his offseason with the Canberra Cavalry in the Australian Baseball League. He hit .217 with a .467 OPS, five hits, two runs, one RBI, five total bases and two stolen bases.

In his last full season of baseball, Young appeared in 111 games in 2019 with the Lansing Lugnuts in Single A-Advanced baseball. He hit .247 with 99 hits and 43 RBI. He also had an .669 OPS, slugged .354 with 24 stolen bases, 53 runs scored, 17 doubles, four triples, and six home runs. In 2018, Young led the Lugnuts in batting average, runs scored, and stolen bases. Defensively, playing in centre and right field, he totaled 15 outfield assists along with 290 putouts and a .984 fielding percentage. He was named a Midwest League All-Star.

Young was also called up to Spring Training prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and in his short time there, impressed the Blue Jays’ front office in the Grapefruit League both on the field and to move up the rankings and entered the top 30 on the prospect list.