This Only Happened Once to Michael Jordan

Everyone likes to talk about how Michael Jordan didn't make the varsity basketball team as a sophomore.  Jordan himself used that snub as motivation.  He still uses it to feed his enormous ego.

On this day in 1965 Larry Bowa was signed as a free agent since he wasn't drafted.  What makes Bowa's story interesting is that he was cut from his high school team during his first three years of high school.  Usually we think of major leaguers as being a star every year.

He enjoyed a 16-year career as a player and many years in coaching.  I didn't remember that he ended his career with the Mets.

Bowa was a 5-time all-star who earned MVP votes in three seasons.  He also won a Gold Glove.  He stole 318 bases and he holds the 9th best career fielding percentage.