Famed pitcher to receive a star for his work as baseball analyst and color commentator on Aug. 13
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Jesse Grant / Courtesy of NBC As a baseball player coming up in the late 1970s, Orel Hershiser was never seen as a red-hot prospect. No scouts made the trek to Bowling Green State University in Ohio to check out his arm. As Hershiser describes his entrée into Major League Baseball, “I was a 17th-round draft pick that signed for a new glove and $10,000.”
Even after he made it all the way to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ bullpen in 1983, Hershiser figured he’d be lucky to stay in the majors for five to seven years. Early on, while nurturing the skills that would lead him to a Cy Young Award, a World Series win and many other accolades, Hershiser had his eye on becoming a sports broadcaster as a second act for his career.
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