INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Aaron Shackelford is a power hitter. The long ball drives his value as a prospect.
However, through most of April, the slugger was in a career-worst blackout. With that, the pressure was beginning to create a mental battle.
On April 28, things changed. Shackelford hit his first home run of the season.
“It was a relief,“ Shackelford said. “I was really thankful for it. It had been a lot of at bats since the last one, so I’m just thankful…I think I had a similar drought in September, so that is part of the mental battle.