NC State Alums Complete Successful MLB Season
Three NC State alums have completed their MLB regular seasons, with two reaching the playoffs.
Andrew Knizner:
The former Wolfpack catcher got off to a wretched start to the 2022 for St. Louis, but eventually Knizner finished with career-highs in home runs, Runs batted in, at-bats, and games played while serves as Yadier Molina's backup. The Cardinals won the 2022 National League Central title but were eliminated from postseason play by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Carlos Rodón: 14-8, 2.88 ERA, 31 games (31 starts), 178 innings pitched, 237 strikeouts
Rodón easily reached the innings pitched incentive in the 2-year, 44 million dollar free agent deal he signed with San Francisco in the offseason. Now the lefty will have leverage if he decides to nullify the final season of his contract and enter free agency. If he does, expect Rodón to be one of the most sought after players during the hot stove league.
Trea Turner: .298 average, 21 home runs, 100 runs batted in, 27 stolen bases
The Los Angeles shortstop will begin his 2022 postseason journey on Tuesday when the Dodgers host the team that originally drafted Turner, the San Diego Padres.
In the regular season, Turner drove in a career-best 100 runs and just finished short of batting at least .300 for a third consecutive season.
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A lifelong native of the Triangle area in North Carolina, Rob McLamb has covered NC State Athletics since 2010, as well as writing about each of the five major sports leagues in North America (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and MLS) for various newspapers and outlets. As a journalist who has also served as a high school and college coach, McLamb provides an educated, unfiltered, and analytical perspective on the Wolfpack and the ACC.