McFarland: Resilient Lloyd earns national team MVP honour

“If you would have told Matt Lloyd about the trials and tribulations he would see in 2023, he might not have believed you.

Coming off an injury-shortened 2022 season with the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts, the Dawgs Academy grad was hoping to continue to climb up the Cincinnati Reds’ depth chart.

However, he was released during Spring Training and ended up finding a home with the Sioux City Explorers of the independent American Association.

Instead of getting down on himself, Lloyd put together a great season with the Explorers and was a key member of Canada’s roster at the Pan Am Qualifier in Argentina.”

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