On a mild June evening, Cincinnati Reds’ back-up Scooter Gennett accomplished a feat only sixteen other players have done. The incumbent second basemen bashed four home runs and likewise knocked in ten RBIs. By the same token, he also went 5 for 5. On top of that, Gennett has a career .281 batting average via FanGraphs and not really known for his pop. Although his historic power surge is what makes baseball so magnificent.
The Milwaukee Brewers took him in the 12th round of the 2009 Amateur Draft. He was drafted straight out of Sarasota High School, which is just south of Tampa Bay.