One step back, huge step forward for Mariners All-Star outfielder Mitch Haniger
by Mark Gonzales, Chicago Tribune
Jul 17, 2018
2 minutes
ANAHEIM, Calif. - As no better than a fourth outfielder in Double A three years ago, Mitch Haniger believed he had nothing to lose by requesting a demotion.
"If I stay at Double-A (Mobile) and don't play, I get released," Haniger recalled. "You can't get to the big leagues by not playing in the minor leagues and just being a bench guy.
"In my mind, there was no
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