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MESA, Ariz. — For nearly his entire baseball life, Pete Crow-Armstrong was fully absorbed in traditional baseball training, from taking batting practice, running sprints and lifting free weights in a no-frills setting.
“I like to get dirty,” Crow-Armstrong said Friday, shortly before he was optioned to the minor leagues for more seasoning following an impressive showing in his first majorleague spring training.
“That’s who I am as a baseball player.