Former #1 pick Mark Appel gets called up by Philly. Appel quit baseball after

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Jun 25, 2022
7:14:28am

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Former #1 pick Mark Appel gets called up by Philly. Appel quit baseball after

being only the third #1 pick to never make it to the majors. Nine years after being drafted he’s going to suit up for the big league team for the first time.

Mark Appel is getting his first big league call up at 30 years old.

• All-American at Stanford
• No. 1 pick in 2013 (Astros)
• traded to Phillies in 2015
• designated for assignment in 2017
• announced he was stepping away from baseball in 2018
• returned to Minors in 2021 pic.twitter.com/H23zUinvu6
— Danny Vietti (@DannyVietti) June 25, 2022

https://twitter.com/DannyVietti/status/1540579325698748417

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Former #1 pick Mark Appel gets called up by Philly. Appel quit baseball after

BGRTHNUMEGO

6/25/22 7:14am

Hope he gets in and has some good outings, cool comeback story

BYUfan92

6/25/22 7:17am

Worth a shot. Philly’s pitching rotation can’t get much worse.

scootsy

6/25/22 7:18am

It's surprising how many of these stories baseball produces vs other pro sports

ordinary tri guy

6/25/22 7:22am

Because being a pitcher is the least strenuous/athletic position of the sports

cougfanz

6/25/22 7:35am

Well I would disagree that throwing a baseball 90+ MPH overhand 100's

ordinary tri guy

6/25/22 8:01am

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