Chapter 1 · Kevin Foster
A 29th-round infielder who converted to pitching when Felipe Alou asked: “Anything to stay in the game.” He pitched seven major-league seasons.
Exhibitions · Baseball
In productionThe quiet work — an infielder who became a pitcher to stay in the game, a World Series hero who walked away for his family, a career born from a coach's bet, thirteen years of preparation, and the man Sparky Anderson said could only hit.
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A 29th-round infielder who converted to pitching when Felipe Alou asked: “Anything to stay in the game.” He pitched seven major-league seasons.
His grand slam won Pepperdine a national title; years later he walked away from pro ball after his daughter's first birthday, with no regrets, and became a college head coach.
An outfielder until his coach bet the relievers a position player had a better arm — and chose him. He went 15–7 for Philadelphia in 2001.
Lost a full season to injury, then built 13 years on preparation and pinch-hitting, and started Game 6 of the 2001 World Series for the champions.
“All Scott Livingstone will ever do is hit… he's here, and I can't play him.” Blocked in Detroit, he hit .337 in San Diego and remade himself as a pinch-hitter.
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