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Around the same time, Morgalis and teammate Trey Hendricks ’04 both pitched live batting practice to then-Red Sox star Nomar Garciaparra at Fenway Park during his rehab stint. Garciaparra was impressed with Morgalis, and told...
...Garciaparra, too, said he enjoyed the experience with the Harvard hurlers. “We’ve been having a lot of fun out there,” he said...
...Like Garciaparra, Burks also took batting practice from Hendricks on Wednesday to work on his timing and mechanics. Burks, now in his 22nd year in pro baseball, said he was impressed with the Harvard senior’s accurate arm and pitch movement...
Kevin Youkilis, the Red Sox rookie third baseman who attended the same high school as Morgalis in Cincinnati—and whose on-base exploits are well-recorded in the Michael Lewis bestseller, Moneyball—gave Hendricks the heads-up on the minor league life. Garciaparra gave him hitting tips. David Ortiz, the larger-than-life Red Sox first baseman, gave the two Harvard seniors plenty to laugh about...
Meanwhile, there was plenty of trading in material goods during the week as well. Garciaparra gave Hendricks two personal bats—“to use,” said Hendricks—to prepare for a new career without aluminum. “I hope they have hits in them,” laughed Garciaparra. “I’m sorry if they don?...