Despite the fences being moved in, there will still be a big gap in center field at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in 2019.
Gage Canning, who owned .369/.426/.648 slashing lines in 2018, will not be a member of the Sun Devils outfield in 2018. As a junior last season, Canning skipped his senior season with ASU to enter the MLB Draft where he was eventually selected by the Washington Nationals in the fifth round.
“How you replace Gage Canning is that you don’t do it with one guy, you do it with two,” ASU hitting coach Michael Earley said.