McLean Reclaims Crown: Veteran Star Leads USA Team to Victory
This is a guy who can do everything.
How Nolan McLean went from college QB to Mets phenom, Team USA starting pitcher originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Nolan McLean is that dude.
You know, the one who can do absolutely everything. McLean's two-way prowess as a hitter and pitcher in college at Oklahoma State is discussed relatively often for the New York Mets ' righty. But also just as noteworthy?
He played quarterback for the Cowboys, too. That right arm, it turns out, wasn't just limited to baseball. It's taken him a long way -- starting the WBC championship game for Team USA, for example.
Once upon a time, it threw quite the spiral. MORE: Mason Miller is on an unbelievable 272-pitch streak Nolan McLean's QB history McLean impressed Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy right away in his first fall on campus, writes ESPN's Jeff Passan . "During that time, we could tell," Gundy told Passan.