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Dale Scott's avatar

On the field, Joey was an interesting character.

Yes, he had his moments with umpires, getting ejected 15 times with a few that were overly aggressive. After the heat of the moment and adrenaline cooled, he usually felt remorse for his outburst.

He also would be one of the first (only) to complement you on a call or your work the night before behind the plate.

Personally, I'll remember Joey for going out of his way to be one of the first (there were only 3) players to shake my hand and congratulate my coming out publicly.

It was the first spring training game of 2015. Not knowing what, if any, response my announcement 3 months earlier would bring, his heartfelt gesture was much appreciated.

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Owens's avatar

Always wondered about this dude.

Great piece.

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