2023 stats: 30 G, 95 PA, .207/.263/.264 (.528 OPS), 3.2% BB%, 24.2% K%, 47 OPS+
Noteworthy: 0 HR, with 17% drop in Hard-Hit%
The long and winding road of Joey Bart has come to an end.
I wrote an appreciation post in the summer of 2022 after the catcher went on a little hot streak: hitting the ball hard, clearing fences, sliding after pop-ups up the line, nonchalantly palming line drives in the on-deck circle. Bart looked hungry. Curt Casali went on the IL and Bart came up from Triple-A ready to meet his moment.