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Sacramento State’s Matt Masciangelo happy to ‘take the on-base-percentage bump’
February 17th, 2024
Sacramento State outfielder Matt Masciangelo won’t soon forget his performance to open the 2024 season, especially with all of the bumps and bruises on his body serving as a painful reminder.
That’s because the 23-year-old was hit by a pitch seven times in eight plate appearances across two games in a doubleheader…
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