After a brief time away on the injured list, Texas Rangers top rookie prospect Wyatt Langford appears poised to start showing his natural ability to hit.
The rookie outfielder was 2 for 4 in Wednesday's 6-1 win over Arizona, his sixth multi-hit game. He's back from aThe injury may prove to be a blessing for Langford. The down time, perhaps, allowed the 22-year-old who was playing college baseball a year ago, to slow his mind down and reassess his approach at the plate. Not that he was totally lost before the injury, but his first month didn't exactly go his way.
To be clear, it wasn't as if Langford was beset mentally by his lack of immediate success. His maturity and ability to handle the ups and downs of the game are some of the reasons why the Rangers were so confident he could. Also, they know he's a supremely talented hitter. The club is confident that it will start showing up consistently.. He didn't have a long rehab because we felt the same way," Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. ". The way he plays, the bat.
His first single on Wednesday had an exit velocity of 112 mph. He flew out to deep right field at 97 mph in the fourth. He grounded into a force out to shortstop in the sixth at 107 mph. Langford singled in the eighth on a 65 mph fly ball to left. He'll take it, of course. Balls hit 100 mph or harder are a great sign and Langford, despite his youth and inexperience, knows it.
"Yeah, definitely. I mean, that's the name of the game, to hit the ball as hard as you can and hope it doesn't go in their glove," he said. "It's really all you can do. Sometimes, you don't hit it hard and it doesn't go in their glove."Stefan Stevenson worked as a journalist and editor at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for 25 years, covering sports, concerts, and general news.
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