Woodbury’s Max Meyer returns home pitching at his best
A day before Max Meyer was set to make his first start in his home state — and first start against his hometown team — the starter didn’t let out much excitement in a session with the media, calling it “just another day. ” So let Marlins infielder, Connor Norby, a fellow Minnesota native, do it for him. “Obviously he still lives here.
I know how much this place means to him,” Norby said. “He was excited to come back. He doesn’t ever shut up about this place.
” Meyer’s path to get to this point in his career hasn’t been linear, but now he’s finally flashing the talent that made him the third overall pick of the 2020 draft, matching hall of famer Paul Molitor, whom he chatted with on Tuesday, as the two highest-drafted players out of the University of Minnesota. At 27, Meyer is healthy, thriving and set to face the Twins for the first time on Wednesday. He enters the matchup with 2.
79 earned-run average this season through eight starts. Earlier this month, he threw seven scoreless innings of one-hit ball against the Philadelphia Phillies, a dominant effort for the once-top prospect. “We do this little TikTok trend at the beginning of the year of your biggest predictions for the year, and I think half the team, including myself, said that if he’s healthy, he’s an all-star,” Norby said.
“He’s a bulldog on the mound. He fills up the strike zone. He’s got his sweeper, he’s got his fastball.