Former Blue Jays catcher Ken Huckaby turns 52 today. Ken was a 22-round pick by the Dodgers in the 1991 draft. He was in the Dodgers system for seven seasons, making it to Triple-A. Then he bounced...
to get the out, but with the shift on for Giambi, no one was covering third, and Jeter decided to try to get there. Huckaby went to cover third, and he, Jeter and the throw from Delgado got there about the same time. Ken, trying to catch the ball and block Jeter simultaneously, fell on Derek.
Jeter rolled around on the ground in obvious pain and ended up with a separated shoulder. The understanding people they are, Yankees fans called Huckaby a dirty player. Ken felt terrible about the whole thing. The rest comes from a story by Scott Miller on SportsLine . Huckaby, asked to explain himself over and over for the next couple of days, finally accepted the invitation of a Toronto radio broadcaster to broker a meeting with Jeter. So, before the final game of that series in Toronto, Huckaby took a deep breath and made the awkward walk from the home clubhouse down toHuckaby shook Jeter’s hand, and then he said his piece. “I said, ‘I hope you’re all right. I didn’t know where the base was when I was looking for the throw,’” Huckaby says.
Huckaby says the words were heartfelt. The guy genuinely felt bad, and the fact that the play sidelined Jeter for so long made it worse.What do you say to that? Huckaby finished, and then there wasn’t much to do except turn around and leave before the frostbite got him. Upset? You bet.Derek ended up missing 36 games.After the 2003 season, Huckaby signed with the Rangers. Then, mid-season, he went to theBefore the 2005 season, the Jays signed him again, and he got into 35 games for us, hitting .
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