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As New York, Pittsburgh Are Starting Their Interleague Series Tonight In Bronx New York Harrison Bader Who Was Acquired By New York From St. Louis In Exchange For Jordan Montgomery Is Making Debut!

Harrison Bader who is a center fielder who is from Bronxville New York was drafted, selected by St. Louis in round 3 as selection 100 in the 2015 MLB Draft.

In St. Louis Harrison Bader played a full five seasons part a sixth season!

In 2017 Harrison Bader played in 32 games , had 85 at bats, contributed offensively 10 runs, 20 hits, 3 home runs , 10 runs batted in , 5 walks, 2 stolen bases and had a batting average 235! In 2018 Harrison Bader played in 138 games, had 379 at bats, contributed offensively 61 runs, 100 hits, 12 home runs, 37 runs batted in 31, walks , 15 stolen bases and had a batting average of 264. In 2019 Harrison Bader played in 128 games, had 347 at bats, contributed offensively 54 runs, 71 hits, 12 home runs, 39 runs batted in, 46 walks, 11 stolen bases and had a batting of 205. In 2020 in the coronavirus pandemic shortened season Harrison Bader played in 50 games, had 106 at bats, contributed offensively 21 runs, 24 hits, 4 home runs, 11 runs batted in, 13 walks, 3 stolen bases and had a batting average of 226. In 2021 Harrison Bader played in 103 games, had 367 at bats, contributed offensively 45 runs, 98 hits, 16 home runs, 50 runs batted in, 27 walks , 9 stolen bases and had a batting average of 267. In 2022 Harrison Bader would play in 72 games, have 246 at bats, contributed offensively 35 runs, 63 hits, 5 home runs, 21 runs batted in, 13 walks 15 stolen bases and have a batting average of 256. Before being traded to New York in exchange for left handed starter Jordan Montgomery who before traded was in New York’s starting rotation where he had a record of 3-3 with an earn run average of 3.69 for New York!

At the time of the trade Brian Cashman who is New York’s General Manager had this to say about Harrison Bader! Harrison Bader is one of the elite center-field defenders in the game,”He provides a lot of lanes for us and our manager when he’s healthy. Certainly, we did a deep dive into his medicals, and there’s a lot of optimism and belief that sometime in September we’ll be able to unpack that present and deploy him.”

He’s a 60-to-70 defender, 60-to-70 runner that can impact our team in many ways, whether it’s coming off the bench to steal a bag or as a starting option in the outfield,”

At the time of the traded Jordan Montgomery was traded to St. Louis in exchange for Harrison Bader had this to say about being traded to St. Louis!

This is my family,This is all I know. I’ve been playing with the same guys for years. I’m going to miss [Aaron] Judge, going to miss Jamo. It’s tough.”“It’s going to be weird,”Whatever they need me to do over there, I’ll do it. It’s just weird timing.”

At the time of the trade Harrison Bader had this to say!

“I’m here to play baseball. I’m here to win. I know what this culture is about,” Bader said. “I was born, not right down the street, but in the backyard here, and I know what it’s about. … To be able to be a part of this history obviously means a lot.”“I just couldn’t be more happy to be here,” Bader said. “What these guys have done over here, it’s just very impressive. And I like to think that they pick their guys pretty closely. … So I’m just focused on helping this team win games and winning a World Series, because it feels pretty close.”

At the time of New York acquiring Harrison Bader in exchange for Jordan Montgomery Matt Carpenter who was teammates with Harrison Bader in St. Louis who is currently on the injured list with left fractured foot after fouling off a slider thrown by Seattle starting pitcher Logan Gilbert on August 10, 2022 had this to say! You cannot convince me otherwise that he’s the best defensive center fielder in baseball,”

“According to Bryan Hoch’s article on mlb.com”

As New York, Pittsburgh are starting their interleague series tonight in New York Harrison Bader who was acquired from St. Louis in exchange for Jordan Montgomery is making debut!

New York is a member of the American League East and comes into the game with a record of 88-58 and is leading their division by 5.5 games over Toronto who is in second place in the American League East. Though, New York won 12-8 over Milwaukee who is a member of the National League Central Sunday in Milwaukee Wisconsin Though, Gerrit Cole surrendered 3-run home run to Kolten Wong, home run to Tyrone Taylor Though, Clay Holmes loaded bases in 9th inning because Aaron Judge homered to right 414 feet for home run #58 3 shy of tying Roger Maris record of 61 in the top of 3rd inning trimming New York’s deficit to 4-2 before Anthony Rizzo homered to right 368 feet trimming New York’s deficit yet again this time, to 3-4 before Giancarlo Stanton tied the game up 4-4 in top of the 5th inning as he grounded into fielders choice scoring Aaron Judge while Josh Donaldson was safe at second by after error by Kolton Wong. Then Oswaldo Cabrera reached on infield then infield single to second scoring Anthony Rizzo advancing Giancarlo Stanton to 2nd base scoring Anthony Rizzo to 3rd base giving New York a 5-4 lead before scoring three times in the top of 7th inning as Kyle Higashioka singled to center scoring Josh Donaldson , Giancarlo Stanton advancing Oswaldo Cabrera to 2nd base extending New York’s lead over Milwaukee 8-4 before New York their lead over Milwaukee in the top of 7th again to 9-4 10-4 as Aaron Hicks homered to right 410 feet as Aaron Judge homered to left 443 feet hitting home number 59 2 shy tying the home of 61 held by Roger Maris before Rowdy Tellez homered to right 380 feet scoring Willy Adames chippy away at New York’s making it 10-6 in the bottom of 8th before Aaron Judge doubled to deep left center scoring Aaron Hicks Isiah Kiner-Falefa before the bases were loaded by Clay Holmes in 9th inning who surrendered a ground rule double to deep right Tyrone Taylor, Christian Yelich advancing Willy Adames to 3rd base.

“According to espnapp”

After New York’s 12-8 win over Milwaukee Sunday New York manager Aaron Boone had this to say Aaron Judge being in pursuit Roger Maris 61 It should be really specialObviously, we’re in a pennant chase, and Judge is sitting where he is. There’s going to be added buzz every time he comes up. I experienced that in the NL Central playing against Sammy [Sosa] and [Mark] McGwire in '98. Every time, it’s an event.”

After New York’s 12-8 win over Milwaukee Gerrit Cole who started for New York who surrendered 3-run home run to Kolten Wong, home run to Tyrone Taylor had this to say about Aaron Judge being in pursuit of Roger Maris home run record. It’s historical,”It’s the greatest offensive season that I’ve personally ever witnessed. I mean, it’s wonderful. I’m riding it, dude. It’s amazing.”

“According to Bryan Hoch’s article on mlb.com”

Pittsburgh is a member of National League Central and is last in their division with a record of 55-92 and is 31.5 games back of St. Louis though, they lost to the New York Mets 7-3 Sunday who are a member of the NL East. Though, Pittsburgh tied up the game 3-3 in the bottom of the 6th inning Sunday in Queens New York as Oneil Cruz homered to right 389 feet scoring Zack Collins, Jason Delay Pittsburgh lost 7-3 to New York Mets as the New York Mets scored three times in the bottom of 8th inning as Brandon Nimmo singled to left center scoring Terrance Gore giving New York Mets a 4-3 lead before Daniel Vogelbach singled to center scoring scoring Jeff McNeil , Brandon Nimmo extending New York Mets lead to 6-3 before Eduardo Escobar grounded out to second base scoring Pete Alonso giving New York Mets a 7-3 lead over Pittsburgh.

After Pittsburgh’s 7-3 loss to New York Mets Sunday Buck Showalter who is manager of New York Mets had this to say about O’Neil Cruz! That’s why he’s being talked about a lot,”He’s got a great contact-to-damage ratio. If you're into exit velocities, it catches your attention. Obviously, he's a good-looking hitter that wreaks a lot of damage when he puts it into play. You can see why they're so excited about him in Pittsburgh."

After Pittsburgh’s 7-3 loss to New York Mets Sunday Jacob Degrom who started for New York Mets had this to say!

I actually looked at it again,Not a terrible pitch. I'm more mad about the at-bats before. The slider got a little more east-west than I wanted it. I wasn't able to get it down, and then I threw a bad changeup to do [Delay] a favor there. I just wasn't able to execute in that inning. That's what it boils down to."

“According to Justice delos Santos article on mlb.com”

First pitch is set for 7:05pm from Yankee Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ATT-Sports Net -PIT, Yes!