"Calvin "Pokey" Reese, Jr.", is a former American Major League Baseball infielder. Reese played with the Cincinnati Reds (-), Pittsburgh Pirates (-), and Boston Red Sox. He batted and threw right-handed. Reese got his nickname "Pokey" because he was an obese baby and his grandmother was going to call him Porkey, but accidentally called him Pokey. Reese was known for his defense, winning two Gold Gloves during his career.

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He was on drugs. He did the drinking thing. He used to party a lot. That's in his past now.

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He's doing a whole lot better. He's coming around.

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I've never done anything like that before. The game's probably going to be pretty good after all the stuff they did in there. It's going to be so real.

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Baseball helps me free my mind from the past.

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The guy killed them in front of him and left. He remembers that experience. When they would ask him what was his favorite color, he said, 'red,' because he remembered all that blood. There was blood everywhere.

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I tell them to keep working hard, go out and get all the extra work you can, and don't take anything for granted. This is a great opportunity for these guys. Coming up, I didn't have that opportunity.

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It hurts because you want to try to get out there and help the team win, and I wasn't able to do that. Injuries are part of the game, but I'm over that now, hopefully.

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What I went through in the past, I wouldn't put that on nobody.

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