Trey Mancini Slugs Two-Run Homer Thursday
2 years agoChicago Cubs first baseman Trey Mancini hit a two-run home run on Thursday in helping the Cubs to an 8-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The long ball was the second of the spring for Mancini and he added a single on the afternoon as well, raising his batting average to a hefty .579 on the spring with two homers and a 1.495 OPS across 19 Cactus League at-bats. Mancini signed a two-year deal with the Cubs this winter after splitting the 2022 campaign between the Orioles and Astros, hitting .239 with 18 homers and a .710 OPS across 143 games. The soon-to-be 31-year-old is a decent source of power with at least 21 home runs in four of the last five seasons, with his 18 from 2022 representing a career low. The jet stream blowing out to left field at Wrigley Field in Chicago could help Mancini bounce back in the home run department in 2023.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com