Ty Wigginton
Ty Wigginton
Ty Allen Wiggintonis an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseballfor the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals. He was mainly a first and third baseman, but also platooned as an infielder and an outfielder during his career. He bats and throws right-handed. Wigginton resides in Chula Vista, California...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth11 October 1977
ball came diamond entire fun middle minor played position somewhere start throughout
It was fun. It's the position I played throughout the entire Minor Leagues. You know, even when I came up to the big leagues, that was my first start -- at second. It's a fun position. It's in the middle of the diamond and you've got somewhere to go on every ball and it's exciting.
anywhere believes chance manager yard
It's fun. You come to the yard every day and you know that there's a chance to play anywhere in the lineup and the manager actually believes in you to let you do it. That's pretty exciting.
expecting preparing surprised
No, I wasn't surprised at all. I show up every day expecting to be in that lineup somewhere. And I think that's the only way I can go about preparing to be at my best.
kept
You could say he (Cabrera) was effectively wild. He kept them in the game.
add package
It is just another package I can add to my toolbox.
figure hitting pitches run zone
I'm getting pitches up in the zone and hitting them hard. I don't want to figure it out. I just want to run with it.
We had some opportunities offensively but couldn't get it done.
best tail wherever work
Wherever they want me, I'll work my tail off to be the best I can at that position.
good numbers potential
I think I've showed the potential to put up good numbers at this level.
chance gives giving mixed ourselves pitches plain pound run zone
He was good. He mixed his pitches up. We kind of handicapped ourselves by giving him all that run support. That gives him the chance to pound the zone even more. They just put us away, plain and simple.