PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Odubel Herrera is an enigma.
The 25-year-old Phillies outfielder is one of the team’s most productive players, but he’s also the most frustrating. On Saturday night, Herrera ignored manager Pete Mackanin’s red light sign and was picked off attempting to steal a base.
Herrera was fined for the incident and was given the day off on Tuesday, a game the Phils won 8-2 over the Mariners.
“He’s a very unique individual,” Mackanin told the 94WIP Morning Show on Wednesday of Herrera. “Everybody is different and you have to try to appeal to them somehow.