SignOnSanDiego.com · Jun 21, 2016
Nothing Petty about Midway Classic show
Kyle Petty of the Seattle Mariners affiliate Bakersfield Blaze won Midway Classic Home Run Derby on the deck of the USS Midway Museum.Kyle Petty was a senior when he signed as a 23rd-round pick out of the California University of Pennsylvania (yes, in California, Pennsylvania, he’s quick to point out). He was 24 years old the first time the Mariners sent him to Bakersfield. On Monday, the 6-foot-5, 215-pound first baseman was launching baseballs off an aircraft carrier into the Pacific Ocean.
Not hard to see why Petty continued to wave for more pitches even after blasting his way to the Midway Classic home run derby title with five of his first six swings.