It looks like the Boston Red Sox have a real life version of Rube Baker.
For those of you who don’t know who Rube Baker is, let me explain.
Rube Baker is a fictional character from the hit movie, Major League II. Ok, ‘hit movie’ may be a bit of a stretch because it’ll never be as famous as the original Major League but the sequel was pretty damn good in and of itself.
Rube was a young catcher now under the watchful eye of new Indians assistant coach (and former catcher) Jake Taylor who was trying to help Rube become acclimated to the Major League game.
Part of becoming acclimated to the Major League was a simple task that Rube struggled mightily with throughout the movie — throwing the ball back to the pitcher.
Jake works with him and eventually figures out that Rube’s love of Playboy magazine and his ability to memorize the Playmates’ biographies was the key to help Rube “focus” and be able to throw the ball back to the pitcher.
And although Rube was a fictional character, it appears the Boston Red Sox have their own real life version of Rube Baker.