MLB pitcher Randy Dobnak, who was just called up to the majors, has been driving for Uber and Lyft for 2 years. (via CNBCMakeIt)
in August. "I have one four-star. I'm hoping it was a mistake. I don't remember doing anything bad."
The right-handed pitcher played for four years at Alderson Broaddus University, a small Division II school in West Virginia, and went undrafted after college despite a desire to play professionally. "I talked to a few different teams — six or seven — and the [Toronto] Blue Jays followed me for about three years," he told podcast host Darren Wolfson on"But nobody ever came to see me play. Every time they would plan on it, we'd either get rained out or snowed out.
After graduating in 2017 with a degree in accounting, Dobnak joined the United Shore Professional Baseball League , a four-team independent league that plays out of Michigan. Not many players make it from the USPBL to the majors — and Dobnak was prepared to walk away from the sport. "When I went to play [independent] ball, I said I'll try this for a year,"It didn't take long for an MLB team to discover him: About a month after joining the USPBL, the Twins signed him.
Minor league players don't make much money. Those at the lowest level, which is where Dobnak started,
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