Former Oriole Kyle Stowers blasts 3 homers
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Kyle Stowers continues to take the baseball world by storm, and on Tuesday he'll be suiting up as one of the National League's All Stars. Acquired by the Miami Marlins in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles midway through last season, Stowers came to the Marlins as a depth piece-- with no real expectations put on him.
His 35 extra-base hits are the most by any Marlins player through their first 71 career games, and his 14 home runs (half of which came with two outs) are tied with Jesús Sánchez for the second-most in that span — trailing only Giancarlo Stanton’s 15.
Being traded away from the Orioles was a dramatic change for Kyle Stowers. But the move to the Marlins helped lift his career.
There are a few players the Miami Marlins may move before the MLB trade deadline later this month, but one player in particular is almost certainly not getting