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Zunino’s confidence soars with sustained success
- Updated: August 23, 2016
SEATTLE — Oh, what a difference a year has made for Mike Zunino.
The Mariners catcher was sent down to Triple-A last season on Aug. 28, his big league season done after posting a .174/.230/.300 line with 11 homers in 112 games. As Seattle was winding up its year, the 2012 first-round Draft pick was left searching for answers in Tacoma.
But Zunino finds himself on the upswing this August. After being given 3 1/2 months more in the Minors to rediscover his confidence and hitting stroke, he’s been on a tear since being brought back to the Mariners in late July. The 25-year-old homered in his third straight game Monday, this one a huge three-run opposite-field shot that lifted Seattle to a 7-5 victory over the Yankees.
And those numbers, so abysmal last season, have turned to .280/.396/.707 with nine homers and 21 RBIs in just 26 games in 2016.
“It’s fun. That’s the biggest thing,” Zunino said. “It’s fun to be out there and able to help …
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