Defying decades of Giants AAA tradition, the Sacramento River Cats are actually contending late in the year, finding themselves in first place in mid-July. And right in the middle of the team’s offensive success is corner infielder Zach Green, a local kid who signed a minor league deal with the Giants over the offseason and has started to rake.
As someone who’s from Sacramento, went to high school in Sacramento, and whose family still lives in Sacramento, getting to play, and play well, for the River Cats has been very rewarding.
“I think the best part’s just knowing my parents are here to watch me a lot,” Green said on Saturday.