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When he first arrived in the big leagues last month, Yasmany Tomas seemed tentative at the plate, almost like he were feeling his way around a pitch-black room, careful not to break anything. On defense, his throws had the look of someone trying not to make a bad one.
But, in recent days, as more hits began to fall and more ground balls began finding his glove, everything about his game has slowly transformed, and Tomas has started to show why the Diamondbacks gambled $68.5 million on him during the winter.
In the Diamondbacks' 3-2, 13-inning win over the Miami Marlins on Monday night – a victory that snapped a four-game losing skid – Tomas had a two-run double, snagged two hard-hit balls at third base and even belly-flopped into first on an infield single.
He looked loose and relaxed. He looked like someone playing a game.
When he first arrived in the big leagues last month, Yasmany Tomas seemed tentative at the plate, almost like he were feeling his way around a pitch-black room, careful not to break anything. On defense, his throws had the look of someone trying not to make a bad one.
But, in recent days, as more hits began to fall and more ground balls began finding his glove, everything about his game has slowly transformed, and Tomas has started to show why the Diamondbacks gambled $68.5 million on him during the winter.
In the Diamondbacks' 3-2, 13-inning win over the Miami Marlins on Monday night – a victory that snapped a four-game losing skid – Tomas had a two-run double, snagged two hard-hit balls at third base and even belly-flopped into first on an infield single.
He looked loose and relaxed. He looked like someone playing a game.
