Now Entering for the Rockies: #98, Unknown!
Some people go to Spring Training games to see the stars prepare for the regular season, like starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez in a Rockies-Padres game at Salt River Fields earlier this spring. Some of us, however, go to see players like the 9th batter in this Rockies lineup:
In fact, I was so impressed by Unknown that I headed straight to the Rockies’ team store and dialed up his jersey! Check it out.
Beautiful, isn’t it? The sleeveless look is perfect for me, as I don’t plan on wearing any undershirts with this jersey.
By the way, the MLB.com website was extremely complimentary of my selection:
Thanks kindly, MLB!
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Unknown turned out to be Tug Hullet. In other words, the scoreboard wasn’t wrong