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.
With less than a minute left, a high school squad in Ohio subbed in a player with Down syndrome, so he could play in the team's final game of the year.
Why we love high school sports! ❤️
(Via @Goodable )
Both of Josh Butler’s parents unfortunately passed away when he was in college.
Today both of his pups filled in to walk with him on his senior day.
Dogs are perfect.
“I don’t think I’ve ever recruited a player who has the resiliency and tenacity and toughness that you do.”
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Ryan Shazier was told he had a 20% chance of walking again.
Sunday, he was catching balls on the field during Steelers warm ups 🙌 (via @TDavenport_NFL)