Aaron Sabato jumps in alongside big leaguers

Posted Mar 20, 2021
Aaron Sabato, a proud University of North Carolina Tar Heel, claims that he didn’t know that his new farm director, Alex Hassan, is a Duke University graduate. Either that, or he’s playing dumb so that he can hide his true feelings this March. Perhaps Sabato is just trying to make a good first impression as part of his first big league Spring Training camp. (MLB.com)

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