Mitch Harris has only pitched in twenty-six major league games for his career. All have come with the St. Louis Cardinals during the 2015 season, and all were in relief. That season, he hurled twenty-seven big league innings, finishing 2-1 with a 3.67 ERA. That will be his career line wearing the birds on the bat. But his story contains much more than his baseball card numbers from one season.
The Cardinals drafted and signed Harris in 2008. As a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he had commitments to fulfill before he could pitch for St.