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- Updated: August 17, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — With one smooth, powerful swing Monday night, Gregory Polanco provided proof of two giant strides he’s taken this year.
Batting with two outs in the sixth inning against Giants starter Matt Moore, Polanco swung at the first pitch he saw, a 92 mph fastball, and lined it just over the 24-foot wall in right field and into McCovey Cove. What was so significant about the two-run blast?
First, it was Polanco’s 17th home run of the year, a team high and one more than he hit in 2014 and ’15 combined. Polanco’s power has emerged this season, a product of the 24-year-old’s development and the changes he made to his swing this offseason.
Polanco entered Tuesday slugging .495 on the year after posting a .369 mark his first two years in the Majors. The former top prospect hit for power in the Minors, and the Pirates believed he eventually would do so in the big leagues.
“I always believed in that. It’s very nice when you see the hard work that you put in, it’s getting better,” Polanco said. “I feel very …
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