McNeil, who was sidelined for much of the exhibition season with a biceps injury, batted fourth and went 0-for-2 featuring a trademark 11-pitch walk and a towering fly ball that flirted with a grand slam but fell short at the warning track.
Sometimes the fewer at-bats could be beneficial, McNeil said. You don't get those bad thoughts, bad habits. You just kind of let your natural ability take over and roll into the season. I've always succeeded well early and with live batting practice, stuff like that we'll see what happens.
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