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Michael Conforto thriving as Cubs’ pinch-hitter extraordinaire: ‘I don’t really know how he does that’

First publishedJul 24, 23:40 UTC
Last updatedJul 25, 01:12 UTC · 7m ago
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<p>PITTSBURGH – Pinch-hitting is hard. <b>Michael Conforto</b> is making it look easy.</p><p>“I don’t really know how he does that, to be totally honest,” second baseman <b>Nico Hoerner</b> said Wednesday.

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<p>PITTSBURGH – Pinch-hitting is hard. <b>Michael Conforto</b> is making it look easy.</p><p>“I don’t really know how he does that, to be totally honest,” second baseman <b>Nico Hoerner</b> said Wednesday. “It feels like he’s either homering or on the verge of it and [has] done it in really big moments for us, too.”</p><p>Conforto’s latest trick was his fourth pinch-hit homer of the year, coming in Tuesday’s win and tying <b>Glenallen Hill</b>’s franchise mark for the most in a single season.</p><p>All in a day’s – or, to be more precise – a moment’s work for Conforto, the veteran of 11 big league seasons who’s thriving in a limited role, bringing a do-anything attitude to a team with championship aspirations.</p><p>“This is a player who’s accomplished a lot in his career,” manager <b>Craig Counsell</b> said. “He’s been a starter, he’s signed big contracts, he’s a first-round pick, he was a big prospect.</p><p>“He’s confident yet very humble.

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<p>PITTSBURGH – Pinch-hitting is hard. <b>Michael Conforto</b> is making it look easy.</p><p>“I don’t really know how he does that, to be totally honest,” second baseman <b>Nico Hoerner</b> said Wednesday.
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