READING — For Símon Muzziotti, this opening day will hold a bit more significance.
When the Reading Fightin Phils outfielder takes the field against Somerset on Friday night at FirstEnergy Stadium, it’ll mark his return to full-season play after visa issues cost him nearly all of the 2021 campaign.
“I am ready,” Muzziotti said at the team’s media day on Tuesday. “I missed last year, almost the whole season, so I want to play 140 games this year.”
The Venezuela native was stuck in his home country for most of last season, unable to make his way into the United States as the minor leagues returned to play.