MLB: Angels bring back Hawaiian utility guy younger brother of another major leaguer

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim infielder signed Hawaiian Kean Wong on a minor league contract with an invitation to MLB spring training camp.

Mainly a second basemanWong has also shown the ability to handle third base and both corners of the outfield. She is 1.75 meters tall and weighs 85 kilos. Born in Hilo, Hawaii:

Despite the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season, the 26-year-old showed no signs of rust in Triple-A last year. In 46 games, the left-handed slugger slashed .339/.384/.476 with 10 steals (13 attempts).

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He didn’t show as much firepower in 66 major league at-bats last season with just a .427 OPS, but there may be time to build on those numbers with a Halos club that recently found health and production hard to come by. reach second and third base. Kean is the younger brother of Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Kolten Wong.


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I am a fan of the King of Sports, especially the Boston Red Sox in MLB and all Mexican baseball in general. This profession has given me the opportunity to cover major events such as the Caribbean Series, LMB All Star, LMP (uninterruptedly since 2009), signatures of important players. I had the chance to attend the 2013 World Classic in Arizona, USA, although as a fan. Apart from this beautiful sport, I love basketball, where I have also narrated games and even an NBA friendly 10 years ago, but I have baseball in my veins. Degree in Communication Sciences from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS) , from which I graduated in 2011. I was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa and started in the world of sports journalism in 2004 in the newspaper El Sol de Mazatlán, where I was a baseball columnist and a reporter at the same time. In January 2009 I arrived at El Debate as a journalist reporter and it was almost six years (in the first stage), until in November 2014 I emigrated to the radio providing my services at Línea Directa-Grupo RSN. My cycle there ended in July 2019 and a few days later, El Debate gave me another opportunity to work and opened the doors for me again. This is how I came to Al Bat, where I have been since 2019 as a web journalist.

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MLB: Angels bring back Hawaiian utility guy younger brother of another major leaguer