standing ▁pitch er ▁in ▁youth ▁baseball . ▁Kal ine ▁had ▁learned ▁to ▁throw ▁a ▁fast ball , ▁change up ▁and ▁curve ball ▁by ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁nine . ▁ ▁Kal ine ▁attended ▁Baltimore ' s ▁Southern ▁High ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁star red ▁in ▁basketball ▁and ▁also ▁played ▁football ▁until ▁he ▁sust ained ▁a ▁che ek ▁injury . ▁When ▁he ▁tried ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁baseball ▁team , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁room ▁on ▁the ▁pitch ing ▁staff ▁so ▁Kal ine ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁out field . ▁He ▁earned ▁all - state ▁hon ors ▁in ▁baseball ▁all ▁four ▁years . ▁Kal ine ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁poor ▁student ▁but ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁well ▁liked ▁by ▁his ▁teachers . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁teachers ▁passed ▁him ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁believed ▁he ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁baseball ▁player . ▁ ▁ML B ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁days ▁▁ ▁Kal ine ▁by pass ed ▁Minor ▁League ▁Baseball ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁directly ▁from ▁high ▁school ▁as ▁an ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁" bon us ▁baby " ▁sig ne e , ▁receiving ▁$ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁($ ▁in ▁today ' s ▁dollars ) ▁to ▁sign ▁with ▁the ▁team . ▁ ▁The ▁Detroit ▁sc out ▁who ▁had ▁track ed ▁him ▁through ▁high ▁school , ▁Ed ▁K atal inas , ▁said ▁" To ▁me ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁prospect ▁that ▁a ▁sc out ▁creates ▁in ▁his ▁mind ▁and ▁then ▁pray s ▁that ▁someone ▁will ▁come ▁along ▁to ▁fit ▁the ▁pattern ." ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁major