“We are just trying to get these kids to have more exposure on and off the field” said Griffey Jr., who came up with the idea for the Classic last season.
“We are just trying to get these kids to have more exposure on and off the field,” said Griffey Jr., who came up with the idea for the Classic.
For Griffey, though, it’s not just about ideas. It’s about following through. It was never going to be a one-off affair for him. It was always about building something bigger, better and long-lasting. It’s not just a game. It’s an opportunity.“We’ve had a whole year to do more scouting of players, to get coaches to buy into it, to get them to understand what we were trying to do,” Griffey said Friday before Globe Life Field hosted the second Swingman Classic to kick off.
The hope is that for some, at least, this will fade into other baseball highlights. If not, it’s a pretty good sendoff on a baseball career.For Tiger Borom, a 22-year-old senior from Grambling State, it could be either. A month ago, the 5-9 left-handed hitting senior outfielder was the leadoff man in Grambling’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in 14 years. The Tigersand Louisiana in the College Station regional, but helped reestablish the Grambling program. Borom, who hit .332 with a .
But Grambling is hardly exclusive. Florida A&M produced Dawson, Marquis Grissom and Vince Coleman. The Rattlers haven’t had an alum take an MLB at-bat since 2005 either. Jackson State, which produced Oil Can Boyd and Marvin Freeman, has had exactly one game’s worth of MLB appearances since 1988. It goes on. And as the amateur scouting field shrinks, it becomes more challenging for players from unsuccessful programs to be seen.
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