Rochester, N.Y. Given the choice between getting a head start on the off-season or spending time at the ballpark, Ben Martin chose the latter.Less than three h
Former Churchville-Chili Saint Ben Martin takes throws at first base prior to Saturday's International League game at Innovative Field . Rochester , N.Y. — Given the choice between getting a head start on the off-season or spending time at the ballpark, Ben Martin chose the latter.
Less than three hours before first pitch Saturday at Innovative Field, Martin took his spot behind a protective screen at first base. He served as a target for infielders taking ground balls and making throws across the diamond while the rest of the Iowa Cubs went through batting practice. Helping players develop their games, that's what the former Churchville-Chili Saint has been doing for the past four years.
"I was in town already, and with the team coming in it made sense to come hang out and help them out with whatever they needed," Martin said. "I’m lucky enough to be in a job that I really enjoy. I would rather be doing it than just relaxing and doing nothing." Last week was going to be a homecoming one way or the other for Martin who played his Senior Exceptional Game at what was then called Frontier Field. He later worked on the grounds crew of the Rochester Red Wings while he was in college.
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