PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 13: Matt Chapman #26 of the Oakland Athletics celebrates with Seth Brown #15 after a 7-5 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on April 13, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
This is an opportunity that has been a long time coming. Seth Brown had impressed during his minor league career, a prolific slugger who seemingly had nothing left to prove in the minors. He had two seasons with 30 or more homers in his minor league career, including an impressive 37 home runs in 2019. There was not much more that he had left to prove.