June 6, 2021, was a rough day in Los Angeles for Jarred Kelenic. Mired in an 0 for 39 slump, his batting average plummeting below .100, the kid needed a break. He’d never admit it, but Kelenic had completely gotten away from who he was at the plate. He was demoted to AAA-Tacoma that night, but those close to the 22-year-old Wisconsinite knew this would only stoke the embers that fuel his fire.
Seven weeks in Triple-A and a couple more weeks at the big league level and Kelenic appears to have rediscovered the swing that got him here in the first place.