There’s a fixation in sports activities media and society at massive to give attention to the unfavorable. Whenever you’re watching the nightly information, they’ll by no means lead with how a crossing guard helped tons of of children not get hit by a automobile. It’ll be concerning the accident up the road. And you’ll guess they’ll run the tape of one thing dumb a politician stated as a result of there’s loads of it. We name out loads of degenerates on this website and have a slideshow entitled Fool of the Month. Typically, it’s the correct transfer to place that each one apart and convey a highlight to the great happening on this planet, and never as a result of we have now a quota, we don’t. It’s the correct factor to do. Women and gents: Sean Doolittle.
Doolittle introduced his retirement from baseball after 11 years spent primarily with the Oakland A’s and Washington Nationals, profitable a hoop with the latter. The lefty reliever was a two-time All-Star who notched 112 saves, and nailed down Recreation 1 of the 2019 World Sequence, however hasn’t pitched within the majors since final April. (He spent this season within the minors.)
Most of all for this story, Doolittle is only a good dude. The philanthropy part on his Wikipedia web page is almost so long as the highlights from Doolittle’s taking part in profession. He by no means acquired in hassle with the league and he by no means had a publicized dispute with a teammate. Doolittle truly made a degree to learn after each recreation and go to bookstores across the nation as a substitute of going to bars and ingesting.
The 36-year-old Doolittle isn’t a Corridor of Famer — he was solely good for 9.9 WAR — and doubtless won’t ever make it onto the poll. And that’s alright. As an alternative, the New Jersey native spoke out about necessary social points together with employee’s rights in baseball. Doolittle appropriately known as out former President Donald Trump, denouncing the then-candidate’s excuse for bragging about non-consensual groping of ladies as “locker room discuss.” No, you orange racist. It’s sexual harassment and assault. Not what males in locker rooms do. Doolittle can also be a proud supporter of LGBTQ+ causes and was a 2016 nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, which is given to the participant that “finest exemplifies the sport of baseball, sportsmanship, group involvement, and the person’s contribution to his staff,” per MLB.
If all of these nice issues don’t sound just like the contributions of a standard skilled athlete, you’d be proper. Doolittle is a novel particular person who by no means let turning into one of the best pitcher on this planet devour him regardless of being extremely gifted. He’s strolling away from baseball nonetheless together with his well being intact and with loads of nice issues he did on and off the mound. That’s a win in my e book.
