How Walt Weiss’ perspective on baseball — and life — changed at 1998 All-Star Game in Colorado

Posted Apr 21, 2021
On July 7, 1998, Walt Weiss was introduced at Coors Field as a National League starter in his first and only MLB All-Star Game appearance. As he jogged out of the dugout, Weiss’ perspective on the game and — life — shifted. The ex-Rockies shortstop and manager, then playing for the Braves, paid little mind to baseball in the weeks before the game. (Denver Post)

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