There was a time when uttering Jean Segura’s name around certain Phillies fans was sure to be followed with an expletive of some sort.
We all remember the play. During Gabe Kapler’s second season, 2019, Jean Segura failed to run out a ground ball in a May game against the San Diego Padres. As a result, Andrew McCutchen was forced into a rundown, a series of events that ultimately resulted in McCutchen tearing his ACL and missing the rest of the ‘19 season.
Fast forward two years. Segura, after expressing contrition at those events, entered the 2020 season in better shape, although the pandemic and the shortened season screwed everyone up, and came into ‘21 prepared to improve and be an impact player in the Phils’ lineup.