Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe had a standout performance against the Texas Rangers, hitting two solo home runs against a pitcher he admired growing up.
Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe had a career day against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, when he hit two solo home runs against a pitcher he grew up watching.
His first home run came in the second inning, tying the game at 1-1. His fourth-inning homer was a liner off a fastball that just made it over the outstretched glove of center fielder Leody Taveras and knotted it at 4-4.“I watched him growing up a ton. He’s been dominant his whole career, but it doesn’t matter being on the losing end,”
The 24-year-old wasn't going to let any good pitches go by in a close game. He also added a leadoff single in the seventh.“I faced him in 2022 when he was rehabbing with the Mets. I wasn’t completely foreign to his stuff. But he carved me up then with two punchouts, so it was a lesson learned. You can’t let anything go when he’s on the mound.”
The two long balls gave O'Hoppe 14 homers in 78 games this season, which ties the club record for homers before the All-Star break by a catcher with Lance Parrish in 1990. He is also slashing .282/.334/.491 with 13 doubles and 42 RBIs while playing almost every game behind the plate. His 73 starts at catcher leads the league and his 76 appearances trail only Seattle's Cal Raleigh .
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