[SunLakesJeff]

He went from there to Seattle

Ceremonially, the Seattle Mariners let him into Spring Training every year.

[dfwgator]

That’s the Texas Rangers, who drafted him.

[srmorton]

Ceremonially, the Seattle Mariners let him into Spring Training every year.

That is really neat! Apparently, Russell was a pretty good baseball player in college which is why he wanted to "test the waters" with the Rockies.