Spring training is a time for veterans to get ready for the season and youngsters to make impressions for the future.
If Kyle Waldrop, a Reds prospect who plays the outfield and first base, can't make a name for himself with his bat this spring, perhaps he can with one of his shoes.
.@Reds prospect @K_Wally15 battled through a wardrobe malfunction to leg out a triple: http://t.co/gR4zDfGCXh pic.twitter.com/8wZheDoMad
— Cut4 (@Cut4) March 14, 2015
Waldrop retweeted the clip, so it stands to reason he is taking the blooper in stride.
The left-handed hitting Fort Myers, Fla., native is also having a decent spring, having hit .263 in nine games. The triple was his first of the spring, and he also has a home run, two doubles and four RBI. Four of his five hits have gone for extra bases.
A 12th-round draft pick in 2010, he is coming off a strong season split between advanced Single-A Bakersfield and Double-A Pensacola and hit a combined .338 with 14 homers, 37 doubles, four triples and 67 RBI. His OPS of .902 was by far the best of his five seasons in the minors.
