West Point grad make MLB debut - as a Toronto Blue Jay

[dapaterson]

1LT Chris Rowley, of the IRR, made his major league baseball debut on Saturday, pitching 5 1/3 innings and collecting the win in a 7-2 Blue Jay victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-pitcher-chris-rowley-set-join-exclusive-club/

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-pirates-recap-saturday-1.4245142


Does anyone have any info on his military background? I'm guessing that he's a gunner of some sort, as he was initially posted to Fort Sill.

 

[PuckChaser]

Gunner or ADA. He deployed to Bulgaria as part of ATLANTIC RESOLVE, the counter-Russian aggression mission. He's still in the US Army Ready Reserve as well.

 

[Blackadder1916]

Does anyone have any info on his military background? I'm guessing that he's a gunner of some sort, as he was initially posted to Fort Sill.

It doesn't say what his branch is, but . . .

http://www.goarmywestpoint.com/news/2017/8/5/baseball-rowley-13-becomes-1st-army-player-in-mlb.aspx

Rowley, who served as a First Lieutenant for Bravo Company of the 2-7 Infantry, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, went from being an Army Officer to Army's first major leaguer.

http://www.stewart.army.mil/units/home.asp?id=149

2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment
. . . As a member of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team “Raiders First”, we stand ready to support the Brigade and the Division with a Headquarters Company, two Infantry Companies, one Armor Company, and a Forward Support Company.