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Aussie teen signs $500,000 Major League Baseball deal


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By Joffa - 4 Jul 2012 6:53 PM

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Aussie teen signs $500,000 Major League Baseball deal

July 4, 2012 - 6:49PM

Australian teenage pitcher Lewis Thorpe has struck a half-a-million pay day with Major League Baseball franchise Minnesota.

The Twins signed the left-handed pitcher overnight while he was at the Gold Coast’s MLB Australian Academy.

US media suggested the deal was worth $500,000 and that several MLB teams were interested in recruiting Thorpe.‘‘

This means everything to me. It has been my dream since I was five to go and play baseball in America,’’ the 16-year-old Victorian said.

‘‘Getting signed also means everything to my family.‘‘

They have been my biggest support and I have made sure I put in the hard work on the field to be able to give back to them in return.’’

Thorpe pitched in the 16-and-under world championship in Mexico last August.

Thorpe will join compatriot and starting pitcher Liam Hendriks at Minnesota.

Minnesota has been a happy hunting ground for Australians, with Grant Balfour, Luke Hughes and Hendriks all earning MLB debuts at the club.

AAP


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By petszk - 15 Aug 2024 1:37 PM

No disrespect to him, but he's a good example of a young kid getting "Hyped up", but never quite making the grade (something we see a lot of in Football)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Thorpe_(baseball)

28 years old now, I would imagine that's the age where he should be at his peak, but instead he played 8 games in the MLB, and now is signed to a team in the Mexican league, and getting loaned out to another team in the Mexican league.