David Owen Fletcher is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Angels (MLB). He was selected by the Angels in the sixth round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.
Fletcher was a stand-out student at Cypress High School in Cypress, California. Fletcher also batted .437 during his senior year In 2013.
Fletcher attended Loyola Marymount University and played college baseball for the Loyola Marymount Lions. He was awarded a Cape Cod Baseball League all-star in 2014 while playing collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds.
What Happened To Fletcher Of The Angels?
David Fletcher of the Los Angeles Angels had surgery on both of his adductors on Tuesday in Philadelphia. According to Mike Frostad who is the head athletic trainer, “he’ll be out for a few months, but the team expects Fletcher to return this season.
On Sunday, Fletcher was placed on the injured list for the second time this season.
While playing through injury, the 27-year-fielding old’s has held up nicely, but he is only batting.158 in 14 games this season, significantly below his career average of .278.
Fletcher who had good offensive productivity prior to the previous season was down with his offense in 2021. He finished with a .622 OPS which was the second-lowest wRC+ in MLB among qualified hitters, according to Fangraphs.