“Just continuing to see Mike Trout up close is a thrill as a baseball fan,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said ahead of San Francisco’s scrimmage with Team USA. “I think we’re …
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Gabe Kapler was giddy with excitement Wednesday afternoon.
The Giants manager had just arrived in the first-base dugout for his pregame session with reporters before San Francisco’s scheduled scrimmage with Team USA ahead of the World Baseball Classic. Kapler took one look at the Americans’ lineup and couldn’t contain himself.Considered to be among the favorites, along with equally stacked teams from Japan and the Dominican Republic, the Americans’ lineup Wednesday evening, “you could say it’s better than a lot of the All-Star lineups,” Kapler said.
“I think we’re seeing the best player ever,” Kapler said. “I’m always excited to be a part of that. Spring training or regular season, just to catch a glimpse of that. I have so much respect for his work ethic and who he is on and off the field. I always get excited when he’s around.”“Mays is certainly front and center there,” Kapler said. “Babe Ruth belongs in the conversation. Mantle belongs in the conversation, in my opinion.
“I’m a blend of the eye test and traditional numbers and advanced numbers, and I think checks just about every box. … When I think about Babe Ruth, I don’t know what that looked like. I don’t even know what the competition was like. But I know what the competition is here, and those guys are doing it.”
The Giants don’t see much of Trout — there are 12 other teams he has fewer career plate appearances against — but will more often starting this season, with MLB’s new balanced schedule promising at least one series against each team every season. In 13 regular-season games against San Francisco, Trout has five home runs and a .373 batting average. Overall, Trout’s 82.
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