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Maddon praises ‘consummate pro’ Zobrist
- Updated: May 28, 2016
CHICAGO — Ben Zobrist has been on a roll, and it doesn’t surprise Cubs manager Joe Maddon.
“He just takes care of himself so well and he knows himself so well,” Maddon said of Zobrist, whom he knows well from their days together with the Rays.
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Zobrist doubled in a run in the first inning Saturday and now has reached safely in his past 33 starts, and is the first Cubs player to do so since Starlin Castro ended the 2011 season having reached in his final 40 starts. Zobrist also now has a 14-game hitting streak, and leads all National League second basemen in RBIs. He began the day leading the NL in on-base percentage.
A switch-hitter, Zobrist has made some changes since his days with the Rays. Maddon said hitting coach John Mallee and Zobrist began their efforts in Spring Training, and it’s paying off. In 2007, Zobrist was more of a line-drive, middle-of-the-field hitter. From the left side, he lowered his hands into what Maddon described as a “Stan Musial kind of look” and Zobrist developed more power …
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