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MLB playoffs 2023: Rangers' Evan Carter is a breakout star

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Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy has a deep, gravelly voice that suggests the seriousness of a drill sergeant from a World War II movie. However, when asked about Evan Carter, his 21-year-old rookie left fielder who has become a sensation during Texas' 7-0 start to the postseason, Bochy seems to get a little glow across his face. Is that a smile?

"I'm smiling because he's always smiling," Bochy said during the Rangers' ALDS series against the Baltimore Orioles. "He plays the game you want your guys to play.