Britt Ghiroli from 2012: Miguel and Fred

http://m.orioles.mlb.com/news/article/38662364/

The nine pitches that changed Miguel Gonzalez's life didn't even count.

But the three batters that dug in against the right-handed pitcher for an early fall exhibition game in Mazatlan -- a city nestled in the Mexican state of Sinaloa -- combined for a trio of strikeouts that forever intertwined two men on the fringes of professional baseball for a narrative that should be etched in Mexican Winter League lore.

It's a remarkable story from so many angles, but one has to appreciate the perseverance of MiGon, the vision of FredF and the improbability of conjuring up a 2 WAR major league starting pitcher from basically thin air. Unbelievable. In this one signing, Fred F justified probably the entire international scouting budget of the Os for five years.

It's a remarkable story from so many angles, but one has to appreciate the perseverance of MiGon, the vision of FredF and the improbability of conjuring up a 2 WAR major league starting pitcher from basically thin air. Unbelievable. In this one signing, Fred F justified probably the entire international scouting budget of the Os for five years.

Truly an amazing tale. And that they had never met until Miguel made the majors is wild as well.