After spending several summers chasing flies and taking batting practice at Guaranteed Rate Field wearing black and silver gear as a teenager, Alek Thomas patrolled center field Friday night in Sedona red as a member of the Diamondbacks.
This was a somewhat bittersweet homecoming for Thomas, 22, a dazzling two-sport star at Mount Carmel who has lived up to his billing as a second-round pick in the 2018 draft.
