Between Derek Holland's brilliant start, Matt Bush's stuff being called "the best we've seen from anyone all Spring" by his manager, and Ian Desmond's two stellar plays in center field, there was a short story that was lost in the shuffle. In his post-game presser, Desmond told the story of his first baseball tryout.
Here's the play that prompted the story, a basket catch at the center field wall that resulted in a double play:
Here is Desmond's story from when he was ten:
