OTD in 1999, Jim “The Rookie" Morris made his MLB debut at age 35.

In 1999, Jim Morris was a high school physics teacher and baseball coach in Texas, a decade removed from an injury-plagued Minor League pitching career. His teenage players were so impressed by the speed of his batting practice pitches that they convinced him to attempt a comeback. Morris said okay, but only if his team made the state playoffs. They did. And he did. Signed by Tampa Bay, Jim “The Rookie” Morris made his MLB Debut at age 35 OTD in 1999, sixteen years after his career first began.   submitted by   /u/MLBOfficial [link]   [comments]

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