CLEARWATER, Fla. -- For Rays third baseman Christian Arroyo, almost every ballpark on the Grapefruit League circuit feels like a home game.
The Tampa native grew up around the Spring Training parks in the bay area. On Saturday, the 22-year-old got the start at third base for the Rays' game against the Phillies in Clearwater, just a short drive south of where he grew up in Brooksville.
The Giants' first-round Draft pick (25th overall) out of Hernando High School in 2013, Arroyo was acquired in the blockbuster deal that sent Evan Longoria to San Francisco.