Greatest 21 Days Baseball Profiles

Lancaster High School product Ryan Maloney wasn't expecting the draft call, but he got it, The Lancaster Eagle-Gazette wrote . But he got it. Through his mom, he told The Eagle-Gazette then . "I was surprised because I didn't hear it through a scout," Maloney told The Eagle-Gazette wrote. "I heard it through my mom. She told me (Wednesday) morning that I was drafted." Maloney went on from there to play four seasons, first in the Red Sox system and then briefly Montreal's. He topped out at high-A. "Playing pro ball has been a dream of mine ever since I knew what baseball was," Maloney told The Eagle-Gazette after signing days later. "I had the opportunity to play and I took that opportunity." His career began that year in 1990, taken by the Red Sox  in the 23rd round of the draft out of Lancaster High School in Ohio. Maloney started with the Red Sox in the rookie Gulf Coast League . He saw 17 outings, 8 starts. He went 7-0, with a...