So it felt a bit poetic to him when he heard from Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak about the opening for a bench coach four days after he cleaned his garage in Yardley, Pennsylvania, and found the Western Union telegram from the night the Cardinals drafted him in the 28th round of the 1998 MLB draft.
A “full circle” journey for the McEwing, 50, who spent the past 15 seasons as a coach with the White Sox.
“It's been 30 years since I signed here,” he said when introduced to the media on Sunday during Day 2 of Winter Warm-up.