Where are they now - David Newhan

Nice story on persistance.

Newhan wouldn’t let himself give up.

Not at a Southern California high school where the 5-foot-10 kid was thought to be too small to play baseball for a living. Not after he received no Division I scholarship offers after batting better than .500 his senior year.

Not after finally making it to baseball powerhouse Georgia Tech or after being drafted in the 17th round by the Oakland A’s in 1995.

“I have always believed in myself,” he says matter-of-factly.

Newhan, son of Hall-of-Fame baseball writer Ross Newhan of the Los Angeles Times, grew up around baseball. He loved playing it. He just needed some good fortune.