Navy Reserve Lt. Mitch Harris has finished his duty on ships. Now, it’s time for the bus. The 2008 Naval Academy graduate, a 13th-round draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals, will begin his minor-league baseball career Monday as a relief pitcher with the State College (Pa.) Spikes, a short-season single-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. The 6-foot-4 right-hander will team up with players fresh out of college, eager to start their path to the majors in the New York-Penn League, riding the bus all over the Northeast, from Maryland to Vermont. At 28, he’s a few months older…
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Almost four years after getting drafted, former Naval Academy pitcher Mitch Harris is getting onto the field with the pros. Lt. j.g. Harris, who served as training officer aboard the guided-missile frigate Carr last year, is taking advantage of time between deployments to join the St. Louis Cardinals’ minor-leaguers at spring training. Harris, drafted in the 13th round in 2008, is hoping the Navy will give the OK to pitch in the minors this year. He has one year left on his service commitment. You can read more on Harris’ story here (for recent developments) and here (how things shook…
