Chicago Tribune · Apr 6, 2016
Jimmy Rollins already paying dividends for White Sox
All of the action from Oakland Coliseum.For the record, White Sox shortstop Jimmy Rollins wanted everyone to know late Tuesday night after his team's 5-4 comeback victory that this wasn't the first time he had won a game with a home run at Oakland Coliseum.
That came 20 years ago when Rollins was a senior at Encinal High School in nearby Alameda, Calif., and ripped a 2-run homer on a 3-0 pitch against Cal High.
"And I batted left-handed too,'' Rollins said at his locker, smiling. "I remember."