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- Updated: August 20, 2016
CHICAGO — When Jason Coats arrived at second base in the ninth inning of Cleveland’s walk-off victory Thursday night, the White Sox rookie received a message of praise from infielders Francisco Lindor and Jason Kipnis.
Cleveland’s double-play combination humorously referred to Coats as a “bad man” for coming off the bench and driving a double off the right-field wall against a pitcher of Andrew Miller’s vast ability. Coats started in right field Friday night in the series opener against the A’s, but he’s prepping for life as a pinch-hitter this season after serving as an everyday player for his entire Minor League career.
“Come around the fifth or sixth inning, I start working in the cages trying to get loose,” Coats said. “I’m most likely going to go in there against a left-hander, so I do a little bit more studying on them. I do take a look at everybody else, just like everybody here does, get a feel for what the pitcher has.
“Especially in my case, I haven’t faced any of these guys before so I need to spend …
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