‘Strikeout’: Cricket World Cup winner Plunkett makes instant impact in baseball
Summary
Liam Plunkett, a former England cricket player who won the 2019 Cricket World Cup, played his first baseball game for the Oakland Ballers. He pitched in the game and successfully got a strikeout.Key Facts
- Liam Plunkett was a member of England’s 2019 Cricket World Cup-winning team.
- He played his final international cricket match in that tournament.
- Plunkett moved to the United States, where his wife is from.
- He has played Major League Cricket for the San Francisco Unicorns.
- Plunkett recently joined the Oakland Ballers, a team in the Pioneer Baseball League.
- The league allows teams to sign cross-sport athletes temporarily under a special rule.
- In his first baseball game, Plunkett pitched and recorded a strikeout.
- He compared pitching in baseball to bowling in cricket, saying it felt a bit unusual.
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