Steven Duggar is back in his home state working with youth baseball players now that his MLB career is over.
He failed to earn a call-up with the Dodgers. In fact, he was on OKC’s injured list three times. After he became a free agent in November, he knew he was done.He was born in Spartanburg. He played his high school baseball at Byrnes High School in Duncan. He played his college baseball atHe, his wife and young child settled in her hometown, Summerville, allowing them to be closer to her side of the family.
, based in Summerville, which gives baseball players the chance to work out in indoor batting cages and bullpens, with a video system designed to allow coaches to help them refine their skills.His standout career at Clemson led to the Giants picking him in the sixth round of the 2015 MLB draft. It took him three years to earn his call-up and he batted .255 in 141 at-bats in 2018.
But injuries kept getting the better of him. He tore the labrum in his left shoulder that August. The following August, it was a sprained left shoulder. He finally got some traction in 2021, as he batted .257 with five triples, eight home runs and 35 RBI. But an oblique injury at the start of the 2022 season ended up sealing his fate with San Francisco.Now, he wants to apply what he learned from his teammates and managers like Bruce Bochy and Gabe Kapler to help the next generation of players in his home state.
"I see across the board from the best players in the game," Duggar said. "Certain technology points us in the right direction. The opportunity to give back and give them my knowledge of what I've been through and see who I've played with."Matthew Postins is an award-winning sports journalist who covers the Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets and Houston Astros for Sports Illustrated/FanNation.
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