Pack 9 Pros: Turner And Knizner Poised For Postseason
There are currently 24 NC State alums playing baseball professionally, including three in the majors. Read below to see how NC State's baseball alumni are faring in the pros.
NC State currently has three players on Major League rosters (alphabetical order).
Andrew Knizner: St. Louis Cardinals: .221 average, 2 HR, 22 RBI
After a brutal start, Knizner is batting .295 in his last 30 games, including 10 runs batted in. St. Louis is cruising towards a postseason berth. The Cardinals are in first place in the National League Central and enjoy an eight-game lead over Milwaukee with 21 games left to play.
Cardinals Catcher Andrew Knizner turns a wild double play against the Pirates https://t.co/BOiINq0eiV pic.twitter.com/e6qiZUAvb2
— Ron Bohning (@RonBohning) September 10, 2022
Carlos Rodón: San Francisco Giants: 13-8 2.93 ERA, 167.2 IP, 220 K, 29 games (29 starts)
Rodón needs to average 10 strikeouts over three more potential starts in September to finish with 250 batters fanned on the campaign. Should the lefty opt out of the final season of the two-year deal he signed this past offseason, he will command big money as one of the most sought-after free agents on the market.
With 22 games left in the season, NC State alum Carlos Rodón is currently at 212 strikeouts for San Francisco. If he gets 4 more starts, Rodón would need to average 9.5 Ks per contest to get to 250. He will command big money this winter if he voids the final year of his contract. pic.twitter.com/nOtwqI3LnN
— Rob McLamb (@RobMcLamb) September 12, 2022
Trea Turner: Los Angeles Dodgers: .305 average, 20 HR, 96 RBI, 24 SB
The Dodgers have clinched a postseason berth. Turner, who was a member of the 2019 Washington Nationals team that won the World Series, will get another shot at a ring in October. Meanwhile, he is cruising towards a 100-RBI season (the first of his career) and is already a member of the 20/20 club (at least 20 home runs and stolen bases).
Trea Turner's triple extends his hitting streak to 10 games, and he's hit safely in 23 in a row against the Diamondbacks.
— Dodger Blue (@DodgerBlue1958) September 13, 2022
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A lifelong native of the Triangle area in North Carolina, Rob McLamb has covered NC State Athletics since 2010, as well as writing about each of the five major sports leagues in North America (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and MLS) for various newspapers and outlets. As a journalist who has also served as a high school and college coach, McLamb provides an educated, unfiltered, and analytical perspective on the Wolfpack and the ACC.