20. "I just read an article about him from 538.com." In response to In response to 19
If he keeps moving along at this rate, he'll be a monster. His versatility in the field is impressive too. This story down below about the corn kernels with his father is nuts.
"Astudillo’s grandfather and father were obsessed with baseball. His father had played professionally in Venezuela. Astudillo remembers a drill in which his father would kneel a few feet away and flick corn kernels toward him in their backyard in the coastal city of Barcelona, Venezuela. Astudillo’s objective was to hit the knuckling projectiles with a broomstick. He thinks his rare contact ability is part nature and part nurture."