Posted on 12/07/2017 12:22:15 PM PST by DFG
Baseball players don’t always go into broadcasting or managing after their MLB career is finished. Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Anthony Reyes took a different path, deciding to pick up a hose and become a firefighter in Los Angeles County. And as an L.A. County firefighter, he’s now reportedly on the front lines of the California wildfires, working with many others to try and contain them.
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Pretty darn awesome, and I’m not a Cardinal fan!
Good for him; he brings stamina and ability to work in a team with him.
WOW beautiful family! God bless California!!! I can smell the smoky air from here :(.
Wow what a great American!
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One won't see national anthem kneelers on the firelines either.
Firefighters are the real deal.
A real hero.
Wow! A real hero.
This man and his brother have both been class acts. I can’t remember the older brothers name, but they both ended up pitching for the Cards. The older one when traded from the Padres had a charitible pledge for number of strikeouts to a San Diego charity which he continued to honor. Both showed high integrity while playing and as shows, still do. Cudos to the Reyes family
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