Born today, retired infielder, Ron Hunt.
Perhaps Ron's greatest skill was knowing how to get hit by a pitch as he got hit 243 times in his 12 year career. In one game on April 29, 1969 against the Reds he got hit 3 times. Somebody is seriously leaning into pitches there.
"Some people gave their bodies to science. I gave mine to baseball"
Ron Hunt
I note that Ron now runs an instructional baseball camp in Missouri.
"Hey kids. Stand in there! Don't back down. They can't call it a strike if it hits you! It only hurts for a few seconds."
And he wonders why there are so few kids that sign up for his camp.
2 comments:
Reminds me of Coach Ernie Pantusso from Cheers, who, on the show, holds the minor league record for getting hit by pitches.
Brings back great memories. I haven't thought of "coach" in many years.
Thanks!
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