This is the kind of athlete the Mets have in new second baseman Neil Walker.
At Pine-Richland High School in Gibsonia, Pa., just north of Pittsburgh, Walker was a star receiver and had offers from Division I schools to play football. At the end of his senior year, in 2004, he found himself in a prestigious all-star game called the Big 33 Classic.
At the time, the game featured an all-star team from Pennsylvania against a team of Ohio all-stars.
On his team, he also was slated to play cornerback.