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. Have fun. Play with joy. He has that innocence about him you love. Doesn't matter where you play him or where you hit him, he just loves playing…