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- Updated: August 17, 2016
PHOENIX — Even when Mitch Haniger wasn’t on the D-backs’ 40-man roster at the beginning of the year, the 25-year-old outfield prospect still thought he could make it to the Majors this season.
That day came Tuesday. Haniger was recalled from Triple-A Reno and slated to start in left field and bat seventh against the Mets at Chase Field.
“In Minor League baseball, you see a lot of crazy things happen, and I’ve seen a lot of crazy things happen the last couple years, so I definitely saw myself getting up here at some point,” said Haniger, Arizona’s No. 25 prospect on MLB Pipeline. “I don’t think I would be here today if I didn’t see myself in a big league uniform in my mind.”
Haniger was selected by the Brewers in the first round of the 2012 Draft. The D-backs acquired him in 2014 …
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