Greeneville Astros hitting coach, Stubby Clapp, will play for Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic. Jonathon Mayo of MLB.com talks with him about the honor.
“There’s nothing that can replace the feeling,” said Clapp, who’ll be the hitting coach for the Rookie-level Greeneville Astros in 2009. “It was always a dream of mine to play for my country. Every time you put the jersey on, it’s something special. To be able to do it at such a high level is something that much more special.”…
“This will be it,” Clapp said. “I’ll hang my cleats up and give them to my wife and kids. I owe Houston a great big thanks for the time off and them letting me go and compete in this, and in the last couple. They’ve been really good to me.”
Mayo also takes a look at the other minor league players from the Astros in the WBC.