David Johnson didn’t want to stop.
The Cardinals running back took batting practice with the Diamondbacks on Thursday afternoon, and despite connecting solidly on a couple opposite field shots, couldn’t get a ball over the fence in two rounds worth of attempts.
When he was told a third round in the cage wasn’t happening, frustrated resignation washed over his face.
“I just couldn’t get one out there, man,” Johnson said. “I got a couple (to the outfield), but I needed home runs.”
Johnson had a lofty goal of multiple homers, but expectations probably should have been tempered because the last time he swung a bat came a decade ago, when he tried out for – and failed to make – his freshman high school team.