Life as a baseball player in the minor leagues can be unpredictable and fast-paced. Kevin Mooney, who was born and raised in Maryland, found himself jogging to the pitcher's mound from the bullpen at Falcon Park in Auburn, New York, home of the Auburn Doubledays, just days after signing with the Washington Nationals. Mooney had been the Nationals 15th-round draft pick that year. He signed with the Nationals just 19 days after his last college baseball game, with the University of Maryland.
Two days after he signed with the Nationals, he was assigned to the Doubledays, and two days after that, he pitched in his first game.