Success in Albuquerque didn’t translate to the big league batters box

It was an Albuquerque Isotopes special in the big leagues last Friday in Phoenix. Sterlin Thompson, who played in 158 games for the Isotopes this and last season, was playing in just his fourth Major League Baseball game, hitting in the eight spot in the designated hitter role for the Colorado Rockies. IF Chad Stevens, who had played 40 games with the Isotopes this season, was in his second ...

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