Twin Cities.com · Aug 5, 2015
Twins' O'Rourke, Jays' Colabello share a bond
TORONTO -- Ryan O'Rourke hasn't had a chance to pitch to Chris Colabello yet in the Twins' series against Toronto, but if he does, it will definitely register in Worcester, Mass.
O'Rourke, the Twins' rookie left-hander, grew up in that central Massachusetts city and attended St. John's High School in nearby Shrewsbury. As a high school prospect, O'Rourke toured Assumption College in Worcester, where Colabello was one of his tour guides.
A senior at the time, Colabello doesn't recall that visit, in part because he was already focused on the next stage of his slow-developing baseball career. O'Rourke signed at rival Merrimack College instead.