World Series-winning Cats making appearances in spring training
Four players from Arizona’s 2012 College World Series championship team have played for their MLB teams in spring training. The most impressive is Baltimore outfielder Joey Rickard, who was hitting .388 with 49 at-bats through Friday, and is expected to make Baltimore’s opening day roster. Yankees infielder Robert Refsnyder is hitting .267 in 30 at-bats, Tampa Bay outfielder Johnny Field is at .300 in 20 at-bats, and ex-Cienega third baseman Seth Mejias-Brean is 4 for 11 for Cincinnati. Sahuaro grad Alex Verdugo, an outfielder who will enter his third season in the Dodgers’ system, made his MLB spring training debut by playing twice for the Dodgers last week. He had two hits in five at-bats.
