Los Angeles Angels catcher, Sayville native and St. John the Baptist alumnus, Logan O’Hoppe, is in his fifth MLB season and last week played against the New York Yankees in The Bronx.
In the first game last Monday, O’Hoppe went 1-for-4 with an RBI single to left field. The following day, the Angels backstop walked on a 3-2 pitch in the top of the sixth inning. In the third game of the series, the Angels receiver blasted a solo home run to the leftfield bleacher seats in the fifth inning to attain his first career home run at Yankee Stadium.
SCN: Do you have any goals for this season?
Logan O’Hoppe: Really appreciate every day. Not get too far ahead of myself. With any big goals, trying to keep it pretty micro, not macro, and take every day for what is.
SCN: Anything you learned in the offseason that you might have gone into this season with a different approach?
O’Hoppe:Yeah, the importance of calming down and keeping my heart rate pretty low and rested, and I’ve worked on a lot this winter and kept it going so far this season.
SCN: Do have a favorite moment in your MLB career so far?
O’Hoppe:It’s always playing here. It’s pretty cool; the family’s here and I enjoy it a lot.
Q & A with O’Hoppe’s manager;Kurt Suzuki, manager of the Los Angeles Angels
SCN: Logan is part of the young core of the team. Talk about how important that is for the future of the franchise.
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