Looking back on the 2025 season, where most would likely feel frustration, Bryce Rainer has chosen to see growth.<\/p>\n
Thirty-five games into his pro debut with Low-A Lakeland, the 2024 first-round shortstop suffered a season-ending shoulder injury. Despite the unexpected obstacle, the 20-year-old had plenty of positives to take away from his condensed assignment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought the year was a big success, spring training included,\u201d Rainer said. \u201cIt was a great experience, and I got to meet a lot of people and play with some older guys and see how they play.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNot the longest season ever, but definitely a successful year. I think in your first year of pro ball, the biggest thing is confidence. I thought that confidence really helped me last year with that part of the game.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Slashing .288\/.383\/.448 with 10 extra-base hits and nine stolen bases, Rainer\u2019s work on both sides of the ball demanded attention.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe plays beyond his years,\u201d an American League scout said. \u201cThe body, the IQ, the confidence. Get him back to fighting strength, and that\u2019s a dangerous kid.\u201d<\/p>\n
Navigating his rehabilitation journey, Rainer, a self-professed outdoorsman, turned to a variety of hobbies to maintain a healthy mindset, including daily walks and reading.<\/p>\n
With a new season and more importantly, a healthier one fast approaching, the Los Angeles native is leaving the hurdles of last season behind and is optimistic about what awaits him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m hoping not to skip a beat and go into this year well,\u201d Rainer said. \u201cI definitely have some personal goals, but I need to make sure I\u2019m back on the field completely. <\/p>\n
\u201cOnce that\u2019s all cleared away, I\u2019m going to allow myself to come up with some goals for the year, but I think right now the goal is still making sure (my health) is all squared away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Looking back on the 2025 season, where most would likely feel frustration, Bryce Rainer has chosen to see…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":451458,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[363,187605,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-451457","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-mlb","9":"tag-organization-reports","10":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=451457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/451458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}