Ben Zobrist has had himself quite the career thus far.
2018 marked his 13th big league season and he has built himself a pretty solid MLB resume — two-time World Series champion, World Series MVP, and a three-time All-Star playing for four big league clubs. His career slash line of .263/.355/.428 probably will not get him inducted into the Hall of Fame but the fact that the small town kid from Eureka, Illinois is still playing professional baseball at the age of 36 is nothing short of impressive.
Coming out of high school, Zobrist believed he played his last game of baseball after his senior season was over. He wasn’t drafted by any team and was recruited by nobody so the skinny shortstop was ready to hang his spikes up and go to Bible college. It wasn’t until his high school coach convinced him to pay $50 to go to a one day tryout that Zobrist realized that his career was just beginning.
Infield Chatter released a brief interview with Zobrist where he shares this incredible story.
Including the postseason, @benzobrist18 has played more than 1,500 #MLB games.
Not bad for a guy who never expected to play a single one.@Cubs #EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/ghMVEm4Lxn— Infield Chatter (@InfieldChatter) May 4, 2018
Crazy to think about, but that $50 investment has resulted in one helluva big league career.
