Our second-round pick in the 2023 draft is immediately a personal favorite, because he and I share a birthday. There has never been a D-back player born that day, so I am 100% pulling for Gino. He missed almost three months last season after a freak injury, breaking his wrist in a collision with the runner while playing first base for the High-A Hillsboro Hops, just four games into the season. He returned in July, and hit well enough there to merit promotion to Double-A for September, where he hit .340 over 13 games. To make up for lost time, Groover was then sent to the Arizona Fall League, where he continued his hot streak, batting .
Arizona Diamondbacks 2025 Non-Roster Invitees, Part 4
