he's considered one of the mlb's most promising prospects, but toronto blue jays pitcher daniel norris has chosen to escape the hype surrounding his baseball career by living out of a 1978 volkswagon van outside a wal mart predictably earning himself the nickname 'van man', the 21 year old   who received a $2 million signing bonus    has currently parked the camper outside one of the mega stores in the suburbs of florida, saying it brings him peace of mind he works out in the carpark, cooks his meals   mostly eggs and stir fries   on a portable stove and likes to go surfing during the day 'it's like a yin and yang thing for me,' he told espn in a new interview 'it's like a yin and yang thing for me': toronto blue jays pitcher daniel norris has chosen to escape the hype surrounding his baseball career by living out of 1978 volkswagon camper he bought for $10,000  twins: having traveled all over in the van, norris has now pulled up stumps at a wal mart in suburban florida  'i'm not going to change who i am just because people think it's weird 'the only way i'm going to have a great season is by starting out happy and balanced and continuing to be me 'it might be unconventional, but to feel good about life i need to have some adventure' norris paid $10,000 for the van in 2011   straight after high school he refers to it as 'shaggy' norris doesn't spend all his time outside wal mart while there, he likes to read jack kerouac at night using a torch, but he also goes on trips through the mountains of tennessee and to surfing destinations along the carolina coast at work: when not parked outside a wal mart, surfing or on a road trip,  daniel norris is considered by many as the 'future' of the toronto blue jays  alternative: beyond his quirks, norris maintains his head is always in the game  life on the road: with a love of the outdoors running in his family, the left handed pitcher from johnson city, tennessee spends his the off season camping in mountains and driving on the open road  he then drives to spring training in florida norris hit the major league last year and hopes to make the jays rotation this year while he has become much more well known for his alternative lifestyle, norris maintains his focus is and always has been the game 'baseball's been my no 1 passion my whole life,' norris told baseball america 'all the stuff with the van is cool and (a good story) and that's fine, but baseball is my main focus 'that's my main passion and what i think about the most' fan club: daniel norris is seen here in a photo from his twitter page he says he has gotten used to 'people staring' at how he camps out in carparks  toronto sun baseball columnist bob elliot recently said that, beyond his quirks, norris has the sporting goods to back it up 'to blue jays decision makers and blue jays fans, it matters only if he can get people out, elliot wrote 'well, so far  so good 'in his first start of the spring, as he tries to win a starting rotation spot, norris worked a scoreless 12 'innings on thursday night at ed smith stadium, allowing two base runners, while facing basically the baltimore orioles’ opening day lineup' interior: norris keeps all his belongings   he owns one pair of jeans   in the volkswagon 
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daniel norris is considered the 'future' of the toronto blue jays  he hopes to make the rotation this year and received a $2m signing bonus  the left hander lives out of a 1978 volkswagon camper  currently parked outside a florida wal mart  he also goes on surfing road trips along the coast and to tennessee  says it gives him the 'ying and yang' he needs to play pro ball 