The feeling still hasn’t completely sunk in for Cameron Maybin.
But he vividly remembers running in from center field and diving into the Houston Astros dogpile at Dodger Stadium after winning the World Series.
“You probably just saw some dreadlocks and some feet hanging out of that [pile],” Maybin said. “The feeling that you get [after] 12, 13 years playing baseball and never having been to the playoffs … for me, it’s a feeling you never had before playing baseball at any level.”
Picked up off waivers by Houston before the final month of the season, Maybin witnessed the culmination of the Astros’ long-term plan to build a championship team.