In the movie Bull Durham, the character Crash Davis, played by Kevin Costner, is a catcher who plays 12 seasons in baseball’s minor leagues. Today, the Detroit Tigers have called up Max St. Pierre, a catcher who has spent 14 seasons in the minor leagues and tonight will wear a big-league uniform for the first time. So this is your feelgood story of the day.

About the Author
John J. Miller, a former national correspondent for National Review, is the director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College. He is the author of A Gift of Freedom: How the John M. Olin Foundation Changed America.
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