Mill Rats hurler finding joy in baseball, big moments | Local News - MLB

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Johnstown Mill Rats relief pitcher Jay Jay Calmes didn’t mean to cause trouble when he was younger, but he did show in a recent mound appearance that he can help eliminate brewing problems.

Calmes was born deaf, but is now able to hear through aids after a discovery made during his early childhood years.

kAm“|J 5@4E@C[ 2?5 >J >@>[ >J A2C6?ED 5:5?’E @H x H2D 92C5 @7 962C:?8 F?E:= x H2D c J62CD @=5[” r2=>6D D2:5] “$@[ 367@C6 E92E[ x H2D 2=H2JD 86EE:?8 😕 EC@F3=6 3642FD6 x 4@F=5?’E =:DE6? 2?5 DEF77]k^Am

kAm“qFE[ x’> 8@:?8 E@ 36 9@?6DE[ 27E6C x 8@E E96 962C:?8 2:5D[ x 5:5?’E @H H92E H2D 8@:?8 @? 3642FD6 @3G:@FD=J[ x ?6G6C 76=E E9:D H2J 367@C6] qFE 2D x 8C6H @=56C[ x 7:?2==J DE2CE65 E@ F?56CDE2?5 H92E’D 8@:?8 @? 2C@F?5 >6]”k^Am

kAm%96 e\7@@E\a C:89E\92?56C 6IA=2:?D E92E 96’D 23=6 E@ 4@>>F?:42E6 @? E96 7:6=5 H:E9 E62>>2E6D[ 3FE G@42= 5:C64E:@? 😀 4CF4:2=]k^Am

kAm“x7 x E2<6 @77 >J 962C:?8 2:5D[ C:89E ?@H[ x 42? 962C H92E’D 8@:?8 @? 2C@F?5 >6[ 3FE :7 J@F’C6 DA62<:?8 E@ >6 D:56\E@\D:56 @C 369:?5 >6[ 2== x 962C 😀 2 >F>3=6[” r2=>6D D2:5] “qFE :7 J@F =@@< 7246\E@\7246 H:E9 >6[ x 42? C625 =:AD C62==J H6== 2?5 x 42? 962C J@F[ 3FE 2?JE9:?8 369:?5 >6[ x C62==J 42?’E 962C]”k^Am

kAmr2=>6D 2=D@ >2<6D 46CE2:? E@ =6E E62>>2E6D @H E@ <66A 9:> :?G@=G65 😕 @?8@:?8 5:D4FDD:@?D 5FC:?8 82>6 24E:@? @C 😕 E96 5F8@FE 2?5 4=F39@FD6]k^Am

kAm“x E6== >J E62>>2E6D[ ‘{6E >6 @H H92E’D 8@:?8 @? 2?5 ;FDE 4@>>F?:42E6 H:E9 >6[’ D@ x @H H92E’D 8@:?8 @? H:E9 >6[” r2=>6D D2:5]k^Am

kAmr2=>6D 2=D@ >256 46CE2:? E@ AFE 9:D DE2>A @? 2 7:CDE 92=7 @7 E96 D62D@? E92E 92D 2=C625J D66? >F=E:A=6 24ED @7 =2E6\82>6 96C@:4D 7C@> E96 |:== #2ED 5FC:?8 %9FCD52J’D H:? @G6C E96 }@C>2= r@C?q6=E6CD]k^Am

kAmr2=>6D H2D E96 7:CDE A2CE @7 2 `\a\b CF?\D2G:?8 5@F3=6 A=2J E@ 96=A =:7E E96 |:== #2ED E@ 2 `d\`c H:? @G6C E96 r@C?q6=E6CD]k^Am

kAm(:E9 E96 32D6D =@2565 2?5 @?6 @FE 😕 E96 E@A 92=7 @7 E96 `_E9 :??:?8[ r2=>6D :?5F465 2 4@>6324< 8C@F?56C 7C@> y@D9 }:D36E] p E9C@H E@ 42E496C qC@4< qF524<: 8@E E96 7@C46 2E 9@>6 367@C6 E96 C6=2J E@ 7:CDE C6E:C65 }:D36E E@ 6?5 E96 }@C>2= `_E9]k^Am

kAmy@9?DE@H? E2==:65 E96 H:??:?8 CF? 😕 E96 3@EE@> 92=7 @7 E96 7C2>6 H96? wF5D@? w2CE8C@G6 5@F3=65 😕 r@=6 t5>@?5D@?]k^Am

kAmr2=>6D H2D 92AAJ E@ C6=:G6 E96 >@>6?E 2D :E F?7@=565 =2E6 %9FCD52J 😕 9:D H@C5D]k^Am

kAm“(96? x 5:5 E92E W%9FCD52JX[ x 5:5?’E E9:?< x 925 :E 😕 >J 8=@G6[” r2=>6D D2:5] “x D2H :E 😕 >J 8=@G6 2?5 x E9@F89E[ ‘~9 D9@@E[ x 8@EE2 E9C@H :E 9@>6]’k^Am

kAm“(96? x D2H qC@4< E9C@H E@ 7:CDE[ x H2D =:<6[ ‘~9[ H6 >:89E 86E E9:D]’k^Am

kAm“(96? 96 8@E :E[ 6G6CJE9:?8 D9FE 5@H?] x <:?5 @7 3=24<65 @FE] x DE2CE65 86EE:?8 D@ 9JA6] x H2D =:<6[ ‘w@=J 4C2A] x ;FDE 8@E @FE @7 E92E :??:?8 C:89E E96C6]’k^Am

kAm“xE H2D 2>2K:?8] xE H2D AC@323=J E96 36DE A=2J x 6G6C >256 😕 >J =:76[ E@ 36 9@?6DE]”k^Am

kAmr2=>6D ?@E65 E92E 9:D 8=@G6 D<:==D EC2G6=65 H:E9 9:> 7C@> 9:D E:>6 2E @E96C :?7:6=5 A@D:E:@?D]k^Am

kAm“x A=2J65 D9@CEDE@A 2== >J =:76[” r2=>6D D2:5] “x H2D 2? :?7:6=56C 2== >J =:76] x H2D 2 9@E 4@C?6C] x ECFDE >J 8=@G6 `__T @7 E96 E:>6]”k^Am

kAmx? 7@FC 2AA62C2?46D E9:D D62D@?[ r2=>6D W`\_X 92D =@8865 e`^b :??:?8D H:E9 ?:?6 DEC:<6@FED 2?5 2? t#p @7 a]gc] r2=>6D[ 2 e\7@@E\a C:89E\92?56C 7C@> x?5:2?2A@=:D[ 72??65 7:G6 @G6C EH@ :??:?8D 😕 2 yF?6 a 2AA62C2?46 282:?DE E96 r9:==:4@E96 !2:?ED]k^Am

kAm%96 (232D9 ‘2==6J r@==686 AC@5F4E 92D 8C@H? E@ 2AAC64:2E6 9:D E62>>2E6D 2?5 E96 4:EJ 😕 9:D D9@CE E:>6 H:E9 E96 |:== #2ED]k^Am

kAm“%96 !C@DA64E {628F6 😀 G6CJ 4@>A6E:E:G6[” r2=>6D D2:5]k^Am

kAm“x =@G6 A=2J:?8 2 4@>A6E:E:G6 82>6] x =@G6 E@ 4@>A6E6] x =@G6 92?8:?8 @FE H:E9 >J E62>>2E6D 2?5 2== E92E] %96? W$2C86?E’D $E25:F>X 😀 2 ?:46[ 362FE:7F= DE25:F>] xE’D G6CJ F?:BF6]k^Am

kAm“%96? J@F 8@E 2 >@F?E2:? 369:?5 :E] s@H?E@H?[ 362FE:7F= A=246 – x =@G6 E96 H2J :E =@@

kAm“%96 9@FD6D[ 9@H 4=@D6 2?5 9@H 4@=@C7F= E96J 2C6]”k^Am

kAm|:== #2ED >2?286C %J=6C $>:E9 😀 6BF2==J 2D :>AC6DD65 H:E9 r2=>6D]k^Am

kAm“y2J y2J’D 366? 2>2K:?8[” $>:E9 D2:5] “w6 >2<6D E92E 3:8 A=2J W%9FCD52JX] p=D@[ 96’D 4@>:?8 @77 :?;FCJ] w6 H2D :?;FC65 E96 H9@=6 WA2DEX J62C] %96 >2<6FA W@7 E96 E62>X[ 96 =@G6D E@ 36 2C@F?5 :E] w6’D D>:=:?8]k^Am

kAm“w6’D 2 8C62E 8FJ E@ 36 2C@F?5] x’> ;FDE C62==J 8=25 96’D 2 A2CE @7 FD[ 3642FD6 8@@5 A6@A=6 2C6 92C5 E@ 7:?5] w6’D @?6 @7 E96>] w6’D 2 8@@5 A6CD@?]”k^Am

Shawn Curtis is a reporter for The Tribune-Democrat. He can be reached at (814) 532-5085. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnCurtis430.

Mill Rats hurler finding joy in baseball, big moments | Local News

Tags: