Love a great call-up story, and the White Sox's newest reliever, Declan Cronin, certainly has one.
Cronin was a 36th-round pick. Signed for $2,500 out of Holy Cross. He had 4 minutes remaining in a 15/10 online chess game against his brother when he heard a knock at his door.
It was Justin Jirschele, his AAA manager. He wanted to congratulate Cronin. He was headed to the big leagues. It was a moment of incredible joy. Except for one thing.
"You can’t exactly tell your manager, 'Hey, that’s great and all about going to the show, but I need to wrap up this king-side attack,' " Cronin said.
He ran out of time in the chess game. It was the best loss of his life.
2024 OF/RHP James DelGaudio (@RegisBaseballNY)
Starts with a high back elbow, toe-tap into a powerful and mechanical swing. Barrel drops onto plane and accelerates through the baseball for easy pop. Peak exit velo 96mph. Also ran a 7.06 60YD.
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‘AA’ Post Season Awards!
Ron Patnosh Player of the Year - Jimmy Keenan - Iona Prep.
Congratulations to the players who were selected to First Team, Second Team & Honorable Mention list.
Save the Date! Please join us on Saturday 4/9 as we honor our beloved Marc DeLuca. Proceeds will benefit the Marc DeLuca Scholarship Fund! Follow the link to donate #8 #foreverinourhearts❤️
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That's one way to start a season.
RECAP: A record-breaking offensive performance leads the Hawks to an Opening Day victory! #THWND
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After taking a day off to honor all the Regis Baseball mom’s, we continue our Senior Q & A, with another one of our tri-captains, Eric Fava-Pastilha