PHOENIX — Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna used to be got rid of from Sunday’s recreation for no longer hustling then hitting a pressure to deep heart farmland, supervisor Brian Snitker showed then the sport.
Within the fourth inning of the Braves’ 8-5 victory over the host Arizona Diamondbacks, Ozuna smashed a Zac Gallen providing to deep heart. He ended up on first bottom, settling for a 415-foot unmarried as a result of Ozuna stood at house plate and watched the ball achieve its vacation spot in lieu of operating proper then touch.
In lieu of hitting the seats, the ball collision an overhang slightly under the order for a house run. Snitker next changed him with Sean Murphy within the 6th inning.
“I guarantee he feels worse than I do for having to take him out,” Snitker mentioned.
A two-time All-Celebrity, Ozuna, 32, is hitting .227 with 11 house runs and 23 RBIs in 44 video games this season. In 11 seasons with the Miami Marlins (2013-17), St. Louis Cardinals (2018-19) and Braves, Ozuna is a .267 hitter with 207 homers and 699 RBIs in 1,207 video games.
Ozuna, who has had some prison bother off the farmland, is within the 3rd 12 months of a four-year, $65 million guarantee he signed prior to the 2021 season.
Murphy went 0-for-3 then changing Ozuna.
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