Jim Abbott’s extraordinary baseball career

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Former White Sox pitcher Jim Abbott has one of the most unique stories in baseball history. Born without a right hand, Jim played and excelled in the major leagues, even throwing a no-hitter. Host Chuck Garfien is joined by Jim to discuss his life and career including his no-hitter in Yankee Stadium, his incredible comeback with the White Sox in 1998 and more. This is a story that will inspire you.(2:50) - Abbott explains why he was "born this way"(9:21) - How he was able to pitch with one hand(18:05) - How he reacted to the attention he received and how it impacted him(20:15) - Throwing a no-hitter at Yankee Stadium(31:30) - Going 2-18 in 1996 and being out of baseball for a year(39:50) - His remarkable comeback with the White Sox(48:40) - Abbott looks back at his career

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0:00.0	Say you had a right hand. Do you think you'd become the pitcher you became? No, I don't think I would
0:11.4	have been who I am or the pitcher I was without growing up missing my right hand. It really
0:19.6	was who I am and in my hand pushed me in ways
0:23.4	that I never would have been pushed if it weren't for that. And it became the prism through
0:30.0	the way so much of my life has gone.
0:36.0	That's former White Sox pitcher, Jimott, one of the most inspirational baseball players and athletes of our time, who despite being born without a right hand, pitched and excelled in the major leagues, even throwing a no-hitter at Yankee Stadium.
0:55.7	And he has quite the story to tell.
0:58.5	Hey, everyone, this is Chuck Arfine.
0:59.9	You're listening to the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you by WinTrust.
1:03.6	And on the podcast, Jim is going to speak about his peaks and valleys.
1:09.3	And, yes, that amazing no-hitter he threw against the Cleveland Indians in
1:13.9	1993. And after hitting rock bottom in 1996 and 97, Jim had an incredible comeback with the
1:24.3	White Sox in 98. That was overshadowed by the Mark McGuire Sammy Sosa home run chase.
1:30.3	I mean, think about this. He played for every minor league team in the White Sox system at 30 years old.
1:37.3	Got called up to the majors in September, and the story only grew from there.
1:43.3	Jim Abbott's story is straight out of Hollywood. But it happened and the story only grew from there.
1:46.9	Jim Abbott's story is straight out of Hollywood,
1:49.7	but it happened in real life,
1:52.5	and you're going to hear that story.
1:55.7	From Jim on the White Sox Talk podcast,
1:57.9	a real special conversation.
1:59.5	It's coming your way.
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