No other MLB thread going yet so im droppin this right here....cause its pretty cool.
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The mound visit Carter Baumler received from Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker wasn't to take the rookie right-hander out of his last spring training game, but rather to let him know he made the Opening Day roster.
Schumaker came out of the dugout after Baumler retired the first two Kansas City Royals batters in the fifth inning Monday night. Texas catcher Danny Jansen and all four infielders were also on the mound when the new Rangers manager told the 24-year-old reliever he will start the season in the Texas bullpen.
"I wasn't expecting it. I was like, why is he coming out here? And he got on the mound and told me I made the team," Baumler said during an in-game TV interview on the Rangers Sports Network. "I mean, honestly, I thought I was like getting taken out of the game. ... Obviously, whenever the manager comes out, you're usually done."
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https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...am-mound-visit
