Ender Inciarte concedes he’s a perfectionist, and Braves hitting coach Kevin Seitzer said Inciarte “beats himself up” if he struggles with his consistency even during batting practice.
So try to imagine what Inciarte was like for most of the past month, while hitting .198 (21-for-106) with just four extra-base hits, two RBIs and a .267 on-base percentage in his first 27 games back from the disabled list after straining a hamstring in the third game of the season and missing five weeks.
“It was really frustrating for me,” Inciarte said. “To be honest, I was hoping that when I got back I was going to be swinging it from the beginning, but I was lost.