Is Mickey Gasper More Than a Flash in the Pan?

For 13 games in 2024, Mickey Gasper came up to the plate for the Boston Red Sox. In many cases, the NESN cameras cut to his eager parents as they awaited his first MLB hit. A hit that never came. In 2024, at least. Gasper’s journey to the big leagues was unconventional. He played at Bryant University, an NEC school whose only athletic national championship victory came from its athletic band and cheer team. At the time, Bryant was a baseball team at the top of its conference. Gasper became a major part of this sustained success, as he dominated…