Page 44 - Sports Illustrated KIDS Magazine (January - February 2020)

ERICK W. RASCO (GREINKE PITCHING); WILL NEWTON/GETTY IMAGES (GRINKE HITTING); CHARLES LECLAIRE/USA TODAY SPORTS (LETANG); JOHN W. MCDONOUGH (JOKIC);
Asked about his emotions before
starting Game 7 of the 2019 World
Series, Astros pitcher Zack Greinke
gave an amusingly
understated
answer: “I’m a
little excited about
it at the moment,
but we’ll see,”
before adding,
“I wish it was pitchers
MARK ALBERTI/ICON SPORTSWIRE/GETTY IMAGES (HEKKER); TIM WARNER/GETTY IMAGES (WESTBROOK)
in the National to ever
League park.” It’s record a
no wonder he’d SB, 3B,
rather have played 2B, HR in
on the road—then a season
(including
he could have hit Greinke)
for himself. The
35-year-old, who
had played most of
the season in Arizona before
being traded to the AL,
slashed .280/.308/.580 with
three home runs, one triple,
and two doubles in 56 plate
appearances last season.
He won the Silver Slugger
(and Gold Glove) award
at pitcher.