Los Angeles Angels' C.J. Cron, right, is greeted in the dugout after he hits a solo home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Friday, May 13, 2016, in Seattle. The Angels beat the Mariners 7-6.
Players who were once part of local rosters have settled into 2016 and played several weeks for their professional teams.
It's been an eventful spring for professional baseball players with Utah ties as one former Ute is playing well enough for the Angels to allow an aging veteran to play DH while a former Dixie High alumnus has become one of the only bright spots for the struggling Twins.