Evan Gattis has been written off many times in his life, having to overcome addiction, leaving baseball and working as a janitor, playing in the Mexican League where he was called El Oso Blanco. For Evan Gattis the road to the Big Leagues has been a struggle.
And after his struggles the first month this year, many were the voices saying, “his best years are over. His life has been too rough. He’ll never swing the bat again like a big leaguer.”
In March and April the every day designated hitter had only one home run and 8 RBI.