TOLEDO, Ohio — Christin Stewart stepped into the batter's box Friday night at Fifth Third Field and flipped his bat once. He went through his routine — a tap to each cleat, a touch of each corner of the plate and one big circle in the air with his bat — before settling in.
Pop-out to the pitcher.
He usually hits the ball much farther.
It's an unfamiliar spot for Stewart, who is 54 miles and a phone call away from Comerica Park and realizing his dream of playing the majors.
The 24-year-old Toledo Mud Hens left-handed-hitting outfielder, who is MLB Pipeline's No.