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Brother Rice baseball coach Bob Riker explains why he cut WXYZ's Brad Galli in high school

Posted at 11:06 PM, Apr 04, 2017
and last updated 2017-04-04 23:06:52-04

Brother Rice baseball coach Bob Riker was being interviewed for a story on new high school pitching rules, when another topic popped up.

Riker explained why he cut WXYZ's Brad Galli from the varsity team back in high school.

"He's a good guy," he said.

Give the guy credit, Riker knew talent when he saw it. At the same time he cut Brad, he coached future MLB All-Star and batting champion DJ LeMahieu.

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