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Barnhart keeps working on big league dreams

By Mike Grimala
ESPN RISE Magazine

Monday, May 11, 2009

One of Tucker Barnhart's earliest baseball revelations came at age 7, when he and his father were watching the 1997 MLB All-Star Game. Larry Walker, a left-handed batter for the National League team, was facing American League pitcher Randy Johnson. The 6-foot-10 lefty with an intimidating presence and sometimes-wild control, threw the first pitch behind Walker's head. Walker responded by flipping his helmet around, getting in the right-handed batter's box and eventually drawing a walk. For ...

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