After getting a call in the middle of the night and boarding an early 5 am flight from Reno, Team Italy outfielder Dominic Fletcher possibly got one hour of sleep on the plane before reaching Coors Field in Denver to make his MLB debut for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Insomnia could not prevent the hot-hitting 25-year-old from raking at the plate when making his first plate appearance and doubling into the gap against veteran Colorado Rockies’ reliever Brad Hand.
Dominic Fletcher went 1-for-2 and played right field in the 12-4 D-backs loss on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Prior to getting called up to The Show, he was hitting .323 in 109 plate appearances with an on-base percentage of .417 and slugging .523 for the Triple-A Reno Aces. Forza #Italia!
by Roberto Angotti
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(Photo of Team Italy slugger Dominic Fletcher in the 2023 World Baseball Classic)
