The manager chose not to pinch-hit for the slumping outfielder with the game on the line Tuesday so he could gain the experience of hitting in that moment
The Angels’ Jo Adell walks to the dugout after striking out against the Oakland Athletics during the fifth inning July 4, 2024, in Oakland. “I wanted him to feel that,” Washington said on Saturday. “That was a growing moment for him. And I wanted him to feel it. There will be many more moments like that when he’s going to come through for us, simply because of the he got.”
“I could have pinch-hit for Jo Adell,” Washington said. “All my coaches were in my ear to do it. And the first thing I told him is he’s got to learn about this situation. I’m not going to pull him out of that situation. There might be a time that I pull him out of that situation, but at that moment, I didn’t feel it was the time. He needs to feel it. If he’s going to be one of our guys going forward, he needs to learn how to handle them.
“Earlier in the year when the decision has to be made, the decision was let’s see if he could fight through it,” Washington said. “I’m not interested in him fighting through it now. But to get the opportunity to fight through it, you’ve got to earn that.”“It’s a young group, man,” Washington said. “When you’ve got a young group, there’s nothing consistent. It’s just the feel you have in that moment.”The Angels will have the eighth pick in the draft, which begins Sunday.
Dana left a 96 mph fastball over the middle to Cam Collier, a left-handed hitting Cincinnati Reds prospect.
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