After dazzling with Giancarlo Stanton-like home runs early last season, the San Francisco Giants thought they finally found their desperately-needed power bat. Williamson had revamped his swing after working with Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner‘s hitting coach.
It appeared to work–until the concussion happened. As Williamson chased a fly ball towards the Giants’ bullpen in left field, he hit his head against the side wall as he slid for the ball.
He was never the same hitter after that, finishing 2018 with a dismal .