Friday, March 9, 2012

Kevin played in exhibition game against the Mariners....

Doug Mead from Bleacherreport.com calls this 9 of 15 "Biggest Spring Training Publicity Stunts in Baseball History" at the following link:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1093049-15-biggest-spring-training-publicity-stunts-in-baseball-history/page/9
It was March 28, 2002 and Kevin was the starting shortstop for the San Bernardino Stampede, the Single-A minor league team in the Seattle Mariners' farm system. In the 9th inning Kevin was allowed to pitch and the Mariners' manager Lou Piniella decided to pinch-hit. The following video is from my local news:


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