‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage was a Professional Baseball Player prior to wrestling
October 4, 2022
‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage was a Professional Baseball Player prior to wrestling
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Savage was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals organization as a catcher out of high school.[21] He was placed in the minor leagues to develop, where he mostly played as an outfielder[22] in the Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds farm systems.[8] Savage was 18 when he began playing minor league baseball; one of his teammates on the 1971 Gulf Coast League Cardinals was Larry Herndon, who was also his roommate.[21] Savage would swing a bat into a hanging car tire to strengthen his hands and utilize his legs during swings. The technique was so effective that Herndon used it during his own career as a baseball coach.[21] Savage injured his natural (right) throwing shoulder after a collision at home plate, and he learned to throw with his left arm instead. Savage’s last season was 1974, when he played for the Tampa Tarpons.[22] He played 289 games in four minor league seasons, batting .254 with 16 home runs and 129 RBIs.[22]
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From Wikipedia:
Savage was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals organization as a catcher out of high school.[21] He was placed in the minor leagues to develop, where he mostly played as an outfielder[22] in the Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds farm systems.[8] Savage was 18 when he began playing minor league baseball; one of his teammates on the 1971 Gulf Coast League Cardinals was Larry Herndon, who was also his roommate.[21] Savage would swing a bat into a hanging car tire to strengthen his hands and utilize his legs during swings. The technique was so effective that Herndon used it during his own career as a baseball coach.[21] Savage injured his natural (right) throwing shoulder after a collision at home plate, and he learned to throw with his left arm instead. Savage’s last season was 1974, when he played for the Tampa Tarpons.[22] He played 289 games in four minor league seasons, batting .254 with 16 home runs and 129 RBIs.[22]