Ron Washington claims he used bizarre method for picking Angels' cleanup hitter

In four games last year as the Yankees' cleanup hitter, Willie Calhoun only collected two hits. In one game as the Angels' cleanup hitter in 2024, the outfielder has already recorded three. The reasoning behind manager Ron Washington's decision to place Calhoun in that spot for their win Friday against the Guardians, though, was a bit unusual. Willie Calhoun, pictured during spring training, had three hits for the Angels on Friday. USA TODAY Sports Washington insisted to reporters that he selected Calhoun for the No. 4 slot by taking pieces of paper — with names written on them — and selecting them off the bed. “I took some names and put them in a hat and shook them up and he came out fourth,”