Zack Collins’ father insists his son was born to catch.
Shoot, Zack was almost delivered around home plate.
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The story goes like this: Pat Collins became a competitive softball player in South Florida in his 20s, slugging with the likes of Ozzie Canseco and Lenny Harris. One time his coed team was short a female player, so teammates suggested Pat’s wife, Wendy.
“She was six or seven months pregnant,” Pat recalled. “I said no way.”
But Wendy was game. The team put her at catcher, with Pat warning her: “Just stand behind home plate.