Alameda native Dontrelle Willis is nine years removed from his playing days, but he hasn’t ever really left the realm of professional baseball.
The former pitcher is connected as ever, having recently found a second career in the game as a studio analyst for Fox Sports' MLB coverage.
He recently took a few minutes away from his wife and three daughters during isolation to FaceTime with NBC Sports California about the current state of the majors, the minors and the A’s.
Perspectives on enduring the current pandemic:
“The one thing I have seen around here, just interacting from a distance -- people have been good to each other for the most part.