Wayne Gretzky Wanted To Be A Shortstop for the Detroit Tigers
No really. With the Red Wings season starting tonight at LCA and the Tigers in the playoffs, it made sense to share this story….Wayne Gretzky wanted to play for the Detroit Tigers. No really.
Wayne Gretzky Loved Tigers Baseball
Back in 2017 Wayne Gretzky appeared on the Dan Patrick show when he started talking about playing other sports besides hockey. The conversation quickly turned to his love of baseball – and towards the end of the conversation he talks in detail about his love of the Detroit Tigers. Wayne Gretzky wanted to play shortstop for the Detroit Tigers.
Wait. What? Here’s what he said: “My favorite sport, believe it or not, was baseball.” Asked whether, talent notwithstanding, he would’ve chosen to be a baseball player or a hockey player, he didn’t hesitate: “I would’ve taken baseball all day long. I would’ve loved to have been the shortstop for the Detroit Tigers. I grew up such a big Tiger fan, Ernie Harwell and listening to Tiger games.”
Gretzky Wanted to Join The Detroit Red Wings
As we try to process the vision of Gretzky wearing the old english D for the Tigers – what about joining the Red Wings? In the ESPN 30 for 30, Gretzky talked about Edmonton letting him choose a team for the trade…and it was down to two: Los Angeles and Detroit (his wife wanted him to come here BTW). Can you imagine him on the ice wearing the 99?
