Vinnie Pasquantino had a great Cactus League debut, smacking a two-run home run.
The home run was not the end of Pasquantino’s day. In his second plate appearance, he singled through the right-side gap of the infield, which may have been a groundout prior to the new shift restrictions. In Pasquantino’s third and final plate appearance, he walked on three pitches because of Rangers left-hander John King’s pitch-timer violation resulting in an automatic ball four.
“I did everything today,” Pasquantino joked. “… The best part was being on the field in front of people.