As Noah highlighted in his article, baseball fans hopped aboard the Story hype-train as he made his debut against the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2016. His debut was a pretty epic one at that, as Story launched two home runs off the heralded D-Backs’ ace, Zack Greinke, which only a couple of players have ever managed to do.
However, the torrid start of his rookie season was put to an end by a thumb injury that required surgery. So, it wasn’t until this last season that we got a real look at what Story could do from an offensive standpoint for a full season.