Rascals coach Steve Brook knew something before that game started that nobody else did. The St. Louis Cardinals had purchased the contract of that game’s starter, Austin Warner. Brook was under instruction to let his pitcher throw in that game before he would join his new organization.
The news came as a happy surprise to everyone, including Warner.
“I told everyone that Warner had been purchased by the Cardinals, and team’s sorrow turned to immediate joy,” Brook said. “It was a great way to get walked off on.”
So, Warner was on his way to start his professional baseball career.