TRENTON, NJ– Normally a slow starter that heats up as the season moves along, Dylan Cozens is happy about his hot start this year.
The 21-year-old entered this season as a career .242 hitter with an average of seven extra-base hits in the opening month of the full season. Through 33 games this year for Double-A Reading, Cozens sports a .274 average with eight doubles and an Eastern League leading 10 home runs. This year, he out-slugged his previous best April by 125 points.
“I’ve never had a good start in the minors (till now),” Cozens said.