The Fate of the Furious
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Sep 7, 2012 · Kurt Russell’s nephew, Matt Franco, was a major league baseball player from 1995 to 2003 and also played in Japan from 2004-2006. While never exactly a great player in the major leagues, Franco does have the distinction of holding the record for most pinch hit walks in a season with 20.
- Kurt Russell's Baseball Career
- Kurt Russell's Career-Ending Injury
- Bing Russell's Minor League Team
RELATED: 10 Country Singers You Didn't Know Were Star Athletes Kurt Russell was introduced to America's Pastime by his father. Bing Russell played baseball for the Carrollton Hornets in the Georgia-Carolina League and was close friends with New York Yankees figures like Joe DiMaggioand Lefty Gomez after growing up near St. Petersburg, Florida — the...
Russell was progressing through the minor league ranks well while still acting in movies. He was called up to Double-A El Paso in 1973 and was off to blazing start to the season before a freak injury took place. Russell was turning a double play at second base when the runner from first blasted him. The impact caused some pretty bad pain in his rig...
Kurt Russell's baseball career wasn't quite over just yet, but it didn't last much longer. When Bing Russell bought a minor league team, the Portland Mavericks, Russell played for his father's team while also serving as the independent team's vice president. Bing's Mavericks were renown for their silly antics, went on to set minor league attendance...
Mar 5, 2020 · Major League Baseball. New York Yankees. Toronto Blue Jays. We may know him best as an actor, but Kurt Russell was a pretty good minor league ballplayer. On this day in 1971, he made his ...
Jan 2, 2020 · The 2014 documentary The Battered Bastards of Baseball, produced by two of Bing Russell’s grandsons, chronicles the journey of the Mavericks, a team consisting of eager rookies, seasoned players who never quite reached their potential, and veterans on the brink of retiring but wanting one last chance to play baseball and get paid for it. Kurt ...
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Jul 18, 2014 · David Greene talks to actor Kurt Russell about the Portland Mavericks, a 1970s independent baseball team created by Kurt's father Bing. Battered Bastards is a documentary about the team.
Jun 25, 2017 · On this day in 1971, Kurt Russell made his minor league debut, playing second base for the Bend Rainbows, then a part of the Angels system, in the Northwest League. Russell had quite the debut. He finished with two hits, a single and a double, along with two steals, in his first professional action. He would play in 51 games that year ...
Dec 29, 2023 · Kurt Russell loved playing but had to give up due to injury. Playing for El Paso in 1973, Kurt Russell flourished, hitting .500 in one of the weeks. However, one double play that injured him for good.
