Jon Bois

3 weeks ago | sbnation.com | Jon Bois

Joe Sprinz, a 37-year-old minor league catcher, is no stranger to this lack of progression. Today is August 3rd, 1939, and Joe is occupying a baseball diamond. He is 16 seasons into what will ultimately be a 23-season career as a professional baseball player. By the end of it, he’ll appear in 2,224 games. 2,223 of those are minor league games, just 21 of them are major league games.

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Jon Bois

Joe Sprinz, a 37-year-old minor league catcher, is no stranger to this lack of progression. Today is August 3rd, 1939, and Joe is occupying a baseball diamond. He is 16 seasons into what will ultimately be a 23-season career as a professional baseball player. AdvertisementBy the end of it, he’ll appear in 2,224 games. 2,223 of those are minor league games, just 21 of them are major league games.