Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Jeremy Hermida's Return Hastens End for Borchard
After being run out of Chicago and Seattle, and being passed over by a number of other teams, Florida's Joe Borchard has hastened the end of his major league career. The absence of Jeremy Hermida, coming back from the DL any moment, had given Borchard one last chance to prove he belonged in The Show, but he failed to take advantage, striking out three times to go 0-5 in his most recent outing. Borchard's batting average stands at .217.
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