Cory Spangenberg finished in double figures in both home runs and stolen bases for the fourth time in his last six professional baseball seasons.
Spangenberg, playing for the Memphis Redbirds, the top farm team of the St. Louis Cardinals, hit 10 home runs and was 14-for-17 stealing bases.
The Abington Heights graduate batted .236 in 106 games with 17 doubles and five triples.
Memphis finished sixth out of 10 International League West Division teams with a 73-77 record.
Spangenberg played one Major League game this season as a July defensive replacement at third base for the Cardinals.
After his first six professional seasons, Spangenberg began increasing his power. He hit his Major League career-high of 13 home runs and went 11-for-14 stealing bases for the San Diego Padres in 2017.
In 2019, his only season in the Milwaukee Brewers organization, Spangenberg hit 14 home runs and stole 28 bases in 32 attempts for San Antonio of the Pacific Coast League. Counting his late season time with the parent Brewers on his way to a National League playoff appearance, Spangenberg had 16 home runs and 32 stolen bases.
Spangenberg spent the next two seasons playing for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan, including 15 homers and 12 stolen bases in 2020.
The 31-year-old, who has moved around the infield and outfield throughout his professional career, led Abington Heights to a Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class 3A state title in 2009.
