Saturday, October 6, 2012

Adam Greenberg gets 2nd chance in majors after being hit by pitch as a rookie

If F. Scott Fitzgerald had envisioned Adam Greenberg, he might never have said, "There are no second acts in American lives." Seven years, two months and 24 days after Greenberg's major league career began and seemed over on just one pitch, theMIAMI (AP) -- Adam Greenberg is expected to make a pinch-hit appearance for the Miami Marlins on Tuesday. Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen had previously stated he was considering starting Greenberg in the outfield and batting leadoff for his one at-batThe inspiring story of how ex-MLB player Adam Greenberg finally got his one at-bat in the big leagues, seven years after his professional debut.MIAMI (AP) -- Adam Greenberg is expected to make a pinch-hit appearance for the Miami Marlins on Tuesday. Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen had previously stated he was considering starting Greenberg in the outfield and batting leadoff for his one at-batAdam Greenberg waited seven years for his second chance to step up to the plate in a major league game, only to strike out swinging against National League Cy Young contender R.A. Dickey. But the whiff was merely a footnote on a night that Greenberg,
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