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Brad Ausmus is 10 hits away from becoming the eighth catcher all-time with 1,500 hits and 100 stolen bases.
Learning about Sampson, and having some food
Towles, preparing to catch “He was on the plane, got the scouting report and started getting his game plan together,” Sampson said. “As soon as I finished eating, I sat next to him and said, ‘What do you have, bud?’ We started going over it there. We went over it two more times [Friday]. We were very prepared and on the same page all day long.”