Ward says he’s lost some bat speed since suffering a nerve injury to his shoulder and neck, which has meant home runs have turned into long flyouts
ANAHEIM — Earlier this month in Miami, Taylor Ward believed he had gotten all of a changeup from Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara.It happened again Monday night in Kansas City, when a would-be grand slam against Zack Greinke ended up as a routine fly ball.
“Honestly, I think that changed who I was as a hitter,” Ward said. “Since then, some bat speed things have been down, and I wasn’t necessarily aware of it until recently.” Ward was hitting .370 with a 1.194 OPS when he crashed into the fence. Although it certainly wasn’t sustainable at that level, since then he’s crashed to .215 with a .598 OPS. He has nine extra-base hits in his last 190 plate appearances, after having 17 extra-base hits in the 131 plate appearances before the injury.
He also was quick to point that the injury doesn’t account for all the decline. He said he also needs to be better at pitch selection.
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