Wand no more? Vasil thought it might be so ... but no 不再有魔杖了吗？Vasil以为是这样……但不是这样。 Scott Merkin https://www.mlb.com/news/white-sox-to-have-mike-vasil-wand-giveaway More Wands 20K fans will get a South Side Magic Wand on September 4 https://www.mlb.com/video/more-wands https://shorturl.at/z1v03 This story was excerpted from Scott Merkin's White Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. 本文节录自 Scott Merkin 的《白袜队随队报导》电子报。欲阅读完整内容，请点击原文 连结，并订阅电子报，以定期收到最新报导。 CHICAGO -- Getting called into manager Will Venable’s office doesn’t always mean good things to follow for a White Sox player. 芝加哥──对白袜队球员而言，被叫进总教练 Will Venable 的办公室，往往不代表接下 来会有什麽好消息。 Not when general manager Chris Getz and assistant general manager Jin Wong also were awaiting your arrival. So, when this situation happened to Mike Vasil recently, the right-hander’s uneasiness was more than understandable. 尤其当总经理 Chris Getz 和副总经理 Jin Wong 也在里头等着你时，更是如此。因此， 当 Mike Vasil 最近遇到这种情况时，这位右投手感到忐忑不安，完全可以理解。 Mike Vasil brings the magic for Harry Potter Night Mike Vasil brings a magical outfit for Harry Potter Night, with a full Hogwarts robe set and his own wand https://www.mlb.com/video/mike-vasil-brings-the-magic-for-harry-potter-night “The way it was done was pretty funny. You’ll see in the video the way it was done,” a smiling Vasil told MLB.com. “For some reason, I thought I was in trouble originally. Vasil 笑着告诉 MLB.com：「他们安排的方式真的很好笑。你们看影片就知道整个过程了 。」「不知道为什麽，我一开始还以为自己闯祸了。」 “Then I thought there was no more wand,” Vasil added. “Now there’s 20,000 more [wands] coming to the field.” Vasil 接着说：「然後我又以为魔杖不能再用了。」「结果现在反而有 2 万支魔杖要来到 球场了。」 https://shorturl.at/fnTOc So, what exactly transpired in this seminal White Sox meeting? Getz began the talk by sandbagging Vasil into believing there was an issue with Vasil’s now-famous dugout wizard wand and said the issue was coming from the Commissioner’s Office. 那麽，这场堪称白袜队经典时刻的会议究竟发生了什麽事？Getz 一开始故意误导 Vasil ，让他以为自己如今已经声名大噪的休息区巫师魔杖出了问题，还说这件事是由大联盟主 席办公室提出的。 If Getz is half as convincing during upcoming trade talks as he was with Vasil, the White Sox should be in good position by the Aug. 3 Deadline. But back to the story. 如果 Getz 在即将到来的交易谈判中，能有骗 Vasil 时一半的说服力，那麽白袜队在 8 月 3 日交易截止日前，应该会处於相当有利的位置。不过，还是回到故事本身。 Just as Vasil seemed completely confused, third-base coach Justin Jirschele emerged from the adjacent office and told the right-hander of the planned upcoming wand giveaway at Rate Field. The first 20,000 fans in attendance on Friday, Sept. 4, during a contest against the Twins with a 6:40 p.m. CT first pitch, will receive these Vasil wands. 就在 Vasil 一头雾水时，三垒指导教练 Justin Jirschele 从隔壁办公室走了出来，向这 位右投宣布球队即将在 Rate Field 举办魔杖赠送活动。9 月 4 日（周五） 对战双城队 、美国中部时间（CT） 晚上 6 点 40 分开赛时，前 2 万名 进场球迷都将获得一支 Vasil 魔杖。 “Congratulations on your first promotion,” Jirschele told Vasil in the video. Jirschele 在影片中对 Vasil 说：「恭喜你，这是你第一次『升级』。」 “I’m going to be the Harry Potter of the big leagues,” Vasil added in mid-celebration. 庆祝到一半时，Vasil 还笑着说：「我要成为大联盟的 Harry Potter。」 Much has been written about Vasil’s contributions to the American League Central-leading White Sox. He might become the first player to receive a Most Valuable Player vote without playing a single inning. 外界已经有许多文章介绍 Vasil 对目前高居美国联盟中区第一名白袜队所做出的贡献。他 甚至可能成为史上第一位一局正式比赛都没上场，却获得最有价值球员选票的球员。 Vasil, 26, underwent Tommy John surgery back in Spring Training. But he wanted to be part of this special group during rehab work, and the team wanted him around -- from Venable to the coaches to his fellow players. 现年 26岁的 Vasil 在春训期间接受了 Tommy John 手术。不过，即使处於复健阶段，他 仍希望成为这支特别球队的一分子，而球队上下──Venable、教练团到所有队友──也都 希望他能留在大家身边。 Then, fellow reliever Jordan Leasure purchased a $20 wand from Amazon and had it overnighted to Rate Field. Vasil took possession of the wand on April 27, with the White Sox sweeping the Angels at home, and the rest truly is history. 後来，同为牛棚投手的 Jordan Leasure 在 Amazon 花了 20 美元买下一支魔杖，并以隔 夜快递寄到 Rate Field。Vasil 在 4 月 27 日收到这支魔杖，而当天白袜队也在主场横 扫天使队，从那之後，这支魔杖便真的写下了一段传奇。 Leasure considers himself Vasil’s prop guy, dating back to the 2025 season, when Vasil posted a 2.50 ERA over 101 innings (47 games) in his first season on the South Side. Leasure 笑称自己是 Vasil 的「道具总管（prop guy）」。这段合作关系可以追溯到 2025 年球季，当时 Vasil 在加盟白袜队、来到芝加哥南区的第一个球季中，出赛 47 场 、投了 101 局，缴出 2.50 防御率的优异成绩。 https://www.mlb.com/video/mike-vasil-s-magic-wand-leads-to-murakami-homer https://shorturl.at/arDQ5 “I bought him the Batman mask last year,” a smiling Leasure told MLB.com. “ That didn’t turn out to be that big. Some people saw it. I had no idea this wand would become a centerpoint for our team. I’m going to have to get one.” Leasure 笑着告诉 MLB.com：「我去年送了他一个蝙蝠侠面具。那件事没有引起太大的回 响，只有一些人注意到。」「我完全没想到，这支魔杖竟然会变成我们球队的核心象徵。 我看来也得弄一支了。」 “By no means did I ever think that I would have a 20,000-wand giveaway,” Vasil said. “Literally, I couldn’t even fathom that’s what this year would hold. Now, we are here and it’s happening.” Vasil 说：「我从来没有想过，自己竟然会有一场送出 2 万支魔杖的活动。」「老实说， 我根本无法想像今年会发生这种事。如今，它真的就这样成真了。」 There’s more to Vasil’s sorcery than simply the wand. He also puts on a wizard’s hat in the White Sox dugout whenever one of his teammates hits a home run. Vasil 的「魔法」可不只有魔杖而已。每当白袜队有队友击出全垒打时，他还会在球队休 息区戴上一顶巫师帽。 This entire process produces an image Vasil has talked about previously with MLB.com. 整个过程，也构成了 Vasil 过去曾向 MLB.com 描述过的一幅画面。 Imagine the first home game of the first White Sox playoff series since 2021. The stadium is packed and every fan is waving their Vasil wand at crucial moments of the contest. 想像一下：自 2021 年以来，白袜队首次季後赛系列战的第一场主场比赛。球场座无虚席 ，每位球迷都在比赛关键时刻挥舞着自己的 Vasil 魔杖。 Wands will be there. The rest is now up to the White Sox. 魔杖一定会在。至於剩下的一切，就要看白袜队自己的表现了。 “So, I talked to my close buddy about that,” Vasil said. “He said if he showed up and the entire stadium was dressed in wizard hats, he thinks he would have a panic attack, knowing me so well. I -- more than anything -- want rowdy, exciting fans for playoff baseball.” Vasil 说：「我曾和一位很要好的朋友聊到这件事。」「他说，如果他来到球场，发现全 场球迷都戴着巫师帽，以他对我的了解，他可能会当场恐慌发作。」「但比起任何事情， 我更希望季後赛时能有一群热情、疯狂、充满活力的球迷。」 After finding out about the Tommy John surgery, teammates who already had gone through the process recommended Vasil find a way to distract himself. Some of them took up hiking. Some of them moved to video games. 在得知自己必须接受 Tommy John 手术後，那些曾经历过相同复健过程的队友都建议 Vasil 找点事情分散注意力。有些人选择健行，有些人则投入电玩游戏。 Working as a television analyst for CHSN on a Friday night All-Access broadcast was one way for Vasil. He also was the clubhouse emcee for all three White Sox All-Star announcements. 对 Vasil 而言，其中一种方式就是担任 CHSN 周五晚间《All-Access》节目的电视球评 。此外，他也担任白袜队三次明星赛入选公布活动的休息室主持人。 Nothing tops Vasil’s foray into baseball wizardry. But does this wand have actual power? Vasil and Leasure provided their viewpoints. 不过，没有任何事情比 Vasil 投入「棒球巫术」更令人印象深刻。但这支魔杖真的有魔 力吗？Vasil 与 Leasure 各自提出了自己的看法。 “Within itself, maybe not the actual wand,” Vasil said. “But I do think there have been times where guys have been like, ‘Hey Mike. We need to score some runs.’ With the responsibility of being the wizard, there’s definitely some belief that me standing in the dugout brings runs, yes.” Vasil 说：「就魔杖本身而言，也许它没有真正的魔法。」「但我确实觉得，有时候队友 会对我说：『嘿，Mike，我们需要多得几分。』既然我肩负着『巫师』的责任，大家多少 都相信，只要我站在休息区里，就能替球队带来分数，没错。」 “It’s a piece of plastic,” said Leasure with a wry smile. “But what it symbolizes has magical powers.” Leasure 带着一抹会心的微笑说：「它不过就是一块塑胶而已。」「但它所代表的意义， 确实拥有魔法般的力量。」 Senior Reporter Scott Merkin has covered the White Sox for MLB.com since 2003. 资深记者 Scott Merkin 自 2003 年起便为 MLB.com 采访报导白袜队。 -- MAGIC --

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