ANAHEIM — When Bryce Teodosio reached base on a bunt single Tuesday night, it was a significant moment for his development.
Teodosio is an elite defensive center fielder, but the Angels have been trying to get more out of him at the plate. They believe that bunting for hits regularly could be a key boost toward making his bat playable.
So far he’s attempted to bunt for hits only twice. He was thrown out when he tried it in Houston a couple weeks ago. He also had a sacrifice bunt last month. Teodosio squared to try a bunt Monday night, but he missed the pitch.
“I’ve been working on it really hard every day,” Teodosio said Wednesday. “So it was cool to have it show up in the game. It felt really good to get it down last night and kind of create something on the bases.”
Teodosio said he