Kentucky’s Nolan McCarthy gets a special message from a MLB legend after heroic slide

After Nolan McCarthy scored a run to send Kentucky to Omaha, a baseball legend reached out with his words of encouragement

Kentucky’s Nolan McCarthy scored a run that will live on in the legacy of the Wildcats’ baseball program, as the outfielder scored from second base on a passed ball late in the team’s Super Regionals game against Oregon State. The run gave Kentucky a 3-2 lead in the late innings, and would hold up as the winning run.

McCarthy’s heads-up play included a head-first...