When the Braves got Cameron Maybin from San Diego as part of the blockbuster trade that sent Craig Kimbrel to the Padres the day before the season opener, Maybin was excited he’d be returning to the South and playing at Turner Field, where he always hit well as a visiting player.
Playing less than three hours from his hometown of Asheville, N.C., has been everything he hoped it would be, and hitting at Turner Field has continued to be fruitful.
Maybin was 18-for-53 (.340) with five extra-base hits, 10 RBIs and three stolen bases in his past 18 games before Thursday, when he started in center field for the 16th time in the Braves’ past 17 games.