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Former Auburn standout Sonny DiChiara hits first home run of professional career
By Andrew Olson
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Former Auburn standout Sonny DiChiara has hit one out of the park for the first time in a professional game. It certainly won’t be the last.
First pro homer for Sonny D!@Angels fifth-round pick Sonny DiChiara clubs a two-run dinger for the @trashpandas 🚀 pic.twitter.com/QNlKJOS4UA
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) August 6, 2022
The first Sonny D dinger of his pro career came in Friday’s Rocket City Trash Pandas game. The Los Angeles Angels affiliate is based in Madison, Alabama, giving many Auburn fans a chance to watch the 2022 SEC Player of the Year.
The fans in Madison should enjoy DiChiara while they have him. The fifth-round MLB Draft pick is off to an impressive start in Double-A. If he keeps swinging a hot bat, it won’t be long until he moves up.
As a senior, DiChiara posted a 383/.549/.777 slash line in 61 games started, with 22 homers.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
