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Lakewood Native Steps Up to the Plate
St. Edward alum Alex Lavisky starts first season in Indians organization
Alex Lavisky cheered for the Cleveland Indians before he even understood everything that was unfolding on the diamond in front of him. He grew up in Lakewood, a child of the 1990s, a renaissance of sorts for the team. How could he not like baseball?
But Lavisky carried his passion for the sport from the bleachers to the backstop. He played in elementary school, in middle school, in high school. He traveled the region to play in showcase tournaments. He helped lead to a pair of state championships. And, last summer, less than a month after graduation, he was selected in the eighth round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
By the Indians.
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Lavisky has already been cast as the hometown kid with big dreams and a bright future. He opened the season with the Lake County Captains, the A affiliate of the Indians, just four steps from Progressive Field. He and the Captains will play home games at Classic Park in Eastlake at 7 tonight, Wednesday and Thursday.
Lavisky talked with Patch during Spring Training in Arizona about his first full season as a pro and the thrill of playing for the team he cheered for as a boy.
