Chicago — If you judge Kyle Funkhouser’s season on two ill-timed home runs in his last two outings, you have sadly missed one of the most encouraging career transformations on a team that was full of them this year.
“He has been an incredible part of our bullpen,” manager AJ Hinch said before Sunday's season finale. “Last night (game-winning home run to Yoan Moncada) and in Minnesota (go-ahead homer to Byron Buxton) are two rough ones at the end for him, but they are not symbolic of how reliable he was this season.
“His overall numbers are still going to be solid and he established himself as part of our bullpen moving forward.