Behind the curtains of Tim Raines' illustrious Hall of Fame career was a kid struggling with a drug addiction that nearly derailed a path to stardom.
One of the greatest players to ever wear a Montreal Expos and White Sox uniform, Raines opened up to CSN's Chuck Garfien on the latest White Sox Talk Podcast about a cocaine addiction he was dealing with early on in his MLB career.
Raines talked about carrying a vial of cocaine in his back pocket and how he would fall asleep in the dugout during games.
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Raines started to sense there was a problem during a plate appearance in his second MLB season.