When Orlando Phantoms coach Michael Torres was scanning the list of players who had registered to try out for his Central Florida-based semi-pro football team last summer, there was one name that made him do a double-take.
Listed among the 116 prospective players was a guy named Kyle Farnsworth. Like, that Kyle Farnsworth. And apparently he was serious about playing defensive end for the Phantoms as he was about kissing 100 miles per hour on the radar gun during his 16-year major league career.
“I called him, just like I called everybody that registered to find out if they’ve played football before, that kind of thing,” Torres told FOX Sports on Wednesday.