Jordan Paul's Road to the Show

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Jordan Paul wanted to pitch in the big leagues.

It's a dream he'd been chasing since age five. He didn't have the stamina to be a workhorse, and he didn't have the flamethrowing that was natural of a closer. But he did have one secret weapon.

His knuckleball.

Yes, Jordan was a knuckleballer. He followed in the footsteps of guys like Tim Wakefield, who enjoyed a long career because the pitch wasn't hard on his arm. Jordan wanted to be the first knuckleballer to ever record a save in the majors. But this story starts back when he was drafted in 2011, and pitched in the minors.