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Jackie Rodriguez in uniform. Photo courtesy Juan Rodriguez.
Jackie Rodriguez in uniform. Photo courtesy Juan Rodriguez.
Early this week, Senior Supervising Producer Davar Ardalan came to work with an August issue of Sports Illustrated for Kids. (Her kids subscribe.) In it was a story about 13-year-old Jackie Rodriguez of Weslaco, Texas. Jackie is a real ace — she's thrown 25 no-hitters in four seasons of play, and she plays the trumpet and piano.
We called Jackie to learn how playing an instrument helps her excel at pitching — and vice versa. She even gave us a live piano performance. Here's Jackie's story.
You can nominate Jackie — or any other precocious athletes you know — for Sports Illustrated's Sportskid of the Year here.
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