Cathy Byrd’s son Christian had been enamored with baseball as soon as he could walk. He had a little bat, ball, glove, and even a uniform, and thought about baseball 24 hours a day, Byrd said. The toddler was as obsessed with the sport as he was talented, an early video of him racking up millions of views and earning him a spot in an Adam Sandler movie.
This was all the more unusual given the fact that neither Byrd nor her husband had any interest in, or even much knowledge about, the sport. But baseball was America’s favorite past-time after all, and it wouldn’t have been beyond belief if a pass-by introduction to the sport sparked that interest.
