Segura relishes reaching 200-hit mark

WASHINGTON — The pride was evident on Jean Segura’s face and in his voice as the D-backs’ second baseman spoke of getting his 200th hit Wednesday night in Arizona’s rain-shortened 3-0 win over the Nationals at Nationals Park.

“I’m impressed,” Segura said. “I’m not going to lie to you guys, I’m impressed with the way I’ve been swinging the bat this season. I don’t think anybody expected I’d have the season I’ve had. I didn’t think anybody expected me to have a season like this.”

That seems like a fair assessment given that the deal to acquire Segura from the Brewers in January wasn’t universally well-received.

Segura was coming off a pair of poor seasons in Milwaukee, and it seems that a change of scenery helped him get back on track.

“This year I’ve been a little more aggressive, swing the bat and take that fastball down the middle and try to put a good swing on it,” he said. “Last …

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