One of the great comeback stories in baseball involves one of the great players to come through Missouri State.
Jake Burger, coming off a pair of Achilles tears that cost him his 2018 and 2019 seasons, has been tearing it up at the Triple-A level and could be called up to the Majors soon.
The former Bears third baseman and 11th overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft has been one of the hottest hitters in the minors in recent weeks.
In his last 10 games entering Wednesday, Burger was batting .476 with an on-base percentage of .