The man can’t hit.
At least, he hasn’t been able to hit effectively for the better part of the last two seasons. The luster continues to fade from Keston Hiura’s once-promising outlook at the big league level, and today he was demoted back to the minors for the second time in 2021.
Hiura debuted with a bang in 2019, batting .303/.368/.570 with 19 home runs and nine steals across 84 games, quickly asserting himself as one of the team’s top offensive players and someone who looked like he was going to be a cornerstone of the franchise for years to come.