Having been released by the Twins the previous spring and recovered from injuries suffered in a car crash, Devin Peppers just wanted another shot, The Desert Sun wrote in August 1991.
He found himself then at a tryout camp for the Kansas City Royals, just trying to get back in the game, he told The Sun.
"At first, I was a little nervous, but once we started, I was relaxed and I didn't feel any pressure," Peppers told The Sun of the experience. "Just like everyone here, I just want to play baseball."
For Peppers, the tryout didn't appear to work out. His season with the Twins in 1990 proved to be his only season as a pro.
Peppers' career began and ended in 1990, taken by the Twins in the 28th round of the draft out of the College of the Desert in California.
At the College of the Desert, Peppers hit a two-run 10th-inning home run to win a February 1990 contest. He then picked up two hits in an April win.
With the Twins, he started at rookie Elizabethton. He went 1 for 3 in a June win. He then made a national column, though for his name, Peppers. "Hot hitter, but a little green," Knight-Ridder columnist Jayson Stark wrote in a list of interesting player names.
Overall, Peppers saw 17 games for Elizabethton that year. He picked up six hits in 42 at bats. The Twins then released him the next spring, ending his career.
Made the Majors:1,416-32.2
Never Made Majors:2,989-67.8%-X
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