John Smoltz wears wig during Hall of Fame speech (Video)
By Mike Dyce
Pitcher John Smoltz was inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame and wore a wig during his speech.
John Smoltz is being enshrined in Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame. Smoltz was an integral part of the Atlanta Braves back in the day, and joins two other pitchers from those great teams, Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, who were entered into the Hall last year.
Smoltz Hall of Fame induction speech was anything but routine, he wore a wig during his speech. He used it to turn back the hands of time to when Maddux and Glavine were his teammates. He discusses how they stood by his side through things like losing his change up, which they helped him find.
He then punctuates the segment by saying he also recently lost some weight and they helped him find it too.
Watch below:
He also used his platform to talk about what he called the Tommy John surgery epidemic. Smoltz is the only player to make the Hall after having Tommy John surgery
“It’s an epidemic,” Smoltz said. “It’s something that’s affecting our game. I want to encourage the families and parents out there that this is something that isn’t normal to have a surgery at 14 or 15 years old.”
H/T: MLB
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