Shadow Recruited By Great Britain Baseball Team

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Natheson Thomas of the British Virgin Islands

(PLTM) - BVIslander and local baseball star Natheson Thomas, popularly known as ‘Shadow’, earned himself a spot on Great Britain’s Major League Baseball team for the 2016 European Championships this month, September, in Hoofddorp, Netherlands.

Prior to this big pick, Thomas, 28, recently played with the Hamburg Hornets in Germany, a team that has languished at the bottom of the pile for several seasons past.

In an interview with local sports enthusiast Dean Greenaway, Thomas shared that while in the middle of a game last year, 2015, Carl Wordel of Great Britain’s Turbelin Hawks approached him after hearing he was British. He noted that after conversations with Mr. Wordel, he was evaluated and then offered a spot on the team and on the roster.

Thomas is the first local player to land a spot on a Great Britain's baseball roster for any competition.

Thomas expressed that he sees this opportunity as an eye opener and a glimpse of the many other opportunities that are available for other young persons who are passionate about the sport.

“Before coming to Germany, I didn’t even know there was a Great Britain baseball team. It has opened my eyes to different opportunities playing baseball, something I wished I had known from a younger age. But now, being a part of this team could help open doors for younger kids to come in. Now, they can know about it and better prepare themselves to be a part of it and help the team excel.”

Thomas got his start in the game under the supervision and training of former St. John resident Terry Chinnery.

Throughout his career, he played for Altus Junior College in Western Oklahoma from 2007-2009 and Bluefield State College in Bluefield West Virginia in 2011.

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