1st 58 ab's- zero homers.
The 98 ab's since? 11 taters including one just now in rainy cleveland.

When Buck gets on a roll. He's as good a hitter theres is in mlb.

Ps- he blamed his slow start on not being played in the wbc. He was pissed at not being used. He only had 9 plate appearances across all the wbc games. Came out of spring locked in and ready to go( according to him)... And instead. Played in 5 games. No starts.

Mark Derosa, former player. Not a manager. Hes a tv analyst. He was the team usa manager.
Skip Schumaker, former manager of the year in 2023 w Marlins, was the bench coach.
And- Venezuela won the 2026 tourney.

Sometimes. The ridiculousness of a situation speaks for itself.