Garrett Stubbs doesn’t look like your typical catcher, but he has quickly proven that he belongs
LOS ANGELES — Just about every time Garrett Stubbs steps onto a baseball field, he’ll hear some comment about his size. He heard a few on Friday night, while he was shagging balls in the outfield at Dodger Stadium. Fans in the left field bleachers started calling him a little leaguer. They told him he’s not big enough to play in the big leagues. They told him he didn’t deserve to be there.“Maybe if I was your size, IThe Phillies’ backup catcher is used to the jeering.
Stubbs was traded by the Astros to the Phillies in November of 2021, knowing full well that he wouldn’t be getting a lot of playing time behind starting catcher J.T. Realmuto. But he earned a spot on the active roster in spring training, for the second time in his big-league career, and has made the most of the opportunities he’s been given. Stubbs has only played seven games thus far, but has hit .294/.333/.471 over that span.
“He knew I was undersized for my position, and for my sport, but he told me to rely on the six inches between my ears,” Stubbs said. “It’s about being prepared. He always instilled that using the correct technique was going to be the driving force for me.
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