LA Times · Jun 29, 2015
Kyle Kubitza is eager to improve before next big-league stint with Angels
Angels third baseman Kyle Kubitza fields a bunt but doesn't have time to make the throw to first base to get the runner during a game against the Diamondbacks on June 16. (Alex Gallardo / Associated Press)Kyle Kubitza was at the plate Sunday when Seattle Mariners reliever Tom Wilhelmsen unleashed a wild pitch that allowed the winning run to score in a 3-2 Angels victory.
Less than an hour later, the rookie was packing his bags after being optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake.
Kubitza, who had been called up June 10, batted .207, drove in a run and struck out 13 times in 29 at-bats in his first stint with the Angels.
Kubitza, 24, said he experienced “a lot of firsts.”