Minor League Baseball Player Hits Grand Slam; Shatters His Windshield
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016
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Brandon Thomas, an outfielder for the Gateway Grizzlies in Illinois, told the St Louis Post Dispatch that he had to drive his pickup truck home with his head out the window so he could see.
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DAVID GREENE, HOST:
Good morning, I'm David Greene. Minor League Baseball players don't make big money. They do have big dreams. Brandon Thomas, an outfielder for the Gateway Grizzlies in Illinois took a huge swing the other night. He hit a grand slam that shattered the windshield of a pickup truck in the parking lot. It was his pickup truck. Thomas told The St. Louis Post-Dispatch he had to drive home with his head out the window to see. He said all he was thinking about was how he was going to pay for a new windshield. You're listening to MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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