These 10 Country Artists Traded in Their Baseball Gloves for Guitars
Jason Aldean - Aldean was a standout baseball star in his hometown of Macon, Georgia. After playing at Windsor Academy, a prominent private school, he dropped his baseball dreams and took his chances on the stage.
Brett Young - The California native was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays back in 1999, but turned it down to pitch at Ole Miss. An elbow injury put a permanent halt to his baseball career. That was when Young stopped throwing breaking balls and started breaking hearts with his music.
Garth Brooks - It was crazy how close Garth actually got to making an MLB roster. He signed with the San Diego Padres and New York Mets back in the late 90's and appeared in multiple spring training games.
Charley Pride - Back in the 50's, Pride was a pitcher in the American Negro League and later played for several minor league teams. His love for baseball never left as he is part owner of the Texas Rangers.
Carrie Underwood - Before amazing us on stage, Underwood amazed her hometown as she played softball for eight years, including all four years at Checotah High School in Oklahoma.
Kenny Chesney - A multi-sport athlete in high school, Chesney made plays all over the diamond at Gibbs High School. He's still compiling the hits too, just in a different way.
Eric Church - Church was also a multi-sport athlete in high school, with baseball being his most prominent, but a knee injury his sophomore year put an end to his athletic career. He still wears a baseball hat to show his love for the game.
Billy Ray Cyrus - Before he introduced the world to his "Achy Breaky Heart," Cyrus played ball his home state of Kentucky. He played for his high school team and secured a baseball scholarship to Georgetown College.
Brian Kelley - BK played baseball on scholarship at Florida State University. He then transferred to Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee where he focused on music. Now you know him as one half of Florida Georgia Line.
Scotty McCreery - We learned that McCreery was a standout pitcher in high school from his days on American Idol. If it wasn't for the singing competition, who knows, he may have gone pro!
