CHICAGO -- Barry Zito has put down the writing pen to pick up his baseball glove one last time.
And he’s totally stoked to have the chance.
Eight days after he thought his career had ended -- “I sent pictures to my closest friends ‘Baseball Rest in Peace: 1985-2015,’ he said -- Zito said Wednesday afternoon he’s thrilled to have a chance for a “storybook” ending to his baseball career after the A’s purchased his contract from Triple-A Nashville.
Having already started to transition to his new career, Zito received a surprise phone call from Billy Beane on Monday to ask if he wanted to finish the season in Oakland.