PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dick Groch is more famously known as the scout who signed Hall of Famer Derek Jeter for the New York Yankees. Well before that slice of history, Groch coached college baseball at St. Clair Community College and formed a bond with his catcher, future Team Canada Olympian Rob Thomson.
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Turns out, Groch isn’t done scouting.
He sends Thomson, in his second season as manager of the NL champion Phillies, a report card on his former pupil every few weeks.
“What I’m doing right, what I’m doing wrong,” Thomson said with a laugh.