GLENDALE, Ariz. • He said he's “trying to follow in Kolten's footsteps,” and he's doing so by mimicking his foot's step.

Kean Wong, MLB prospect, bats lefty as his older brother Kolten does. And before each pitch, Kean lifts his front right leg and quickly makes a right angle, as Kolten does.

And then, with the first step, each Wong uncoils and unleashes, as Kean did here Monday in an Arizona Fall League game.

Some folks probably don't know that Kolten's little brother, age 21, has already logged a season in Class AA in the Tampa Bay organization. And the fellow second baseman is hitting .326 for the Peoria Javelinas here.

As for Kolten's 2016 season, it was weird. Big contract. Up-and-down performances, up-and-down from St. Louis to Memphis.

“It was an up-and-down year, I just feel that they didn't give him a chance,” Kean Wong said of the Cardinals. “He had to come in and pinch hit, that's not his thing. The year before, he showed what he could do. Hopefully this year they'll give him a shot to play everyday. If they don't, oh well, we'll see how it goes. ...