Braves' Scout Finds a Gem

Braves' scout finds a gem

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Three and a half years ago, Turner got a phone call from Brian Reinke, the baseball head coach at the University of Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, TX. Reinke … Gattis had spent time a short time in drug rehab, and then he wandered throughout the West.
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Marty Foster apologises for blown call on Joe Nathan's 300th save

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The 26-year-old was out of baseball for almost four years, battling drug abuse and dealing with depression while working in a pizzeria, as a janitor and at a golf club. After finishing high school he was supposed to play at Texas A&M but wound up in …
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Gattis homers in debut, Braves pound Phillies 9-2

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Now he's working on a new chapter to a remarkable story that began when he walked away from a Texas A&M scholarship without ever attending, instead going for a stint in drug rehab. The 235-pound catcher vowed never to play baseball again after injuring …
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