2. Baseball's Oldest Rookie
This person started out in the minor leagues as a 20-year-old pitcher, injured his elbow and had to give up baseball. He later married, went to college and began teaching math courses at a West Texas high school. Eventually he became the school's high school baseball coach. He threw so hard in batting practice that his players made him promise that if they won the local league championship, he would try out again for the major leagues. His team won and keeping his word, he tried out for the majors. In 1999, at the age of thirty-five, he was signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and made his pitching debut in the major leagues becoming baseball's oldest rookie. What is the name of the person portrayed in this "Field of Dreams" like success story?
2007-01-08 14:49:31 · 7 answers · asked by chosen2703 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Jim Morris who Dennis Quaid played him in the movie.
2007-01-08 14:56:27 · answer #1 · answered by berta44 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jim Morris.
However, your question is wrong. The oldest MLB rookie was Satchel Paige, at 42 years, 2 days.
2007-01-09 06:14:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Technically incorrect though. Satchel Paige was the oldest MLB rookie. He was 42 when he made his Major League debut in 1948.
2007-01-08 16:41:32 · answer #3 · answered by Omniscience 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Brien Taylor
2016-03-14 03:21:53 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jim morris who played for the d-rays and the movie The Rookie was based on him and Dennis quad was the actor that portrayed him in the movie.
2007-01-08 16:06:37 · answer #5 · answered by Michael 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jim Morris....very inspirational story and a great movie
2007-01-08 15:36:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SATCHEL PAIGE WAS A 42 YR OLD ROOKIE.
2007-01-12 05:46:05 · answer #7 · answered by smitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-10 12:34:36 · answer #8 · answered by chrisorrrobinson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋