Not everyone has the same path to professional baseball.
Former Clinton pitcher Valek Cisneros has been pitching for the Oakland Ballers in the Pioneer League of the Independent Baseball League.
For Cisneros, he said even in the long year, it makes him proud to see that his work is paying off.
“It’s been a crazy season,” he said. “It’s been a long season for sure and it has had its ups and downs, but…