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Warner considers a trial run in baseball
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Explosive Australian opener David Warner is considering a baseball trial in the United States where successful hitters can earn millions of dollars a year, a report said yesterday.
Warner’s manager Tony Connelly told the Sydney Daily Telegraph all options were being considered for a player who has plundered the English bowling in the ongoing Ashes series where he is averaging over 90.
“Dave and I have spoken about it — it would be interesting to see how he goes,” Connelly said of a baseball trial.
“A pitch over the plate is a full toss right in his range but once they start throwing curves, it’s a bit different. We talked about setting up a trial in the States and getting him in a batting cage just to have a look.
“It was more a fun thing to see how he goes. Right now he’s in the middle of an Ashes series and that’s his total focus.”
Warner’s red-hot form in the Ashes series could make him a US$5 million a year player, Connelly said, but this would be nothing to what he could command as a top baseball star.
The left-hander is expected to attract a US$2 million deal at next month’s Indian Premier League auction on top of his Cricket Australia contract and ever-increasing endorsements.
In baseball, America’s best hitters can earn as much as US$20 million a season and the Telegraph said the big-hitting Warner had attracted the attention of baseball scouts.
It said baseball officials had considered approaching him to play in an All Stars team.
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