We started looking back on some Atlanta Braves players who got their beginnings lighting up the NCAA Division II baseball field with Ralph Garr. Today we turn our attention to a man that introduced himself to Major League Baseball in an onslaught of hard-hit baseballs.
Evan Gattis’ road to the MLB diamond is one that has been told many a time. A once-promising Texas high-school prospect who’s bouts with off-field depression and anxiety led to missing out on baseball and jobs as a valet, in a pizza place and as a ski lift operator.