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Alright got one more. Barely meets the “celebrity” criteria but you guys might remember Blake Treinen, relief pitcher for the Dodgers and Nationals, originally from KS. Back when he was with the Nats, in DC I’m at batting practice before a game with my kids. One of my boys looks him up, sees he’s from KS and yells to him from the stands “hey Blake my dad is from Kansas!”. So Blake walks backwards to the outfield stands and begins a 5 minute conversation with me during BP where he was asking me questions about where I went to school, why I lived in DC, expressing he was a fan of K-State etc. I thought the convo was over and then my kid nudged me and Blake was flashing me K-State gang signs from the field (the “Cat” which they invented after I graduated). Then he threw me a ball which I gave to some little kid. He was the most down to earth pro athlete I ever met and a genuinely nice guy.
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