Yankees Birthday of the Day: Bartolo Colón

When going through the annals of baseball history, there are very few players who are idolized as much as Bartolo Colón. Not only did he come from a poor background in a foreign country (albeit one known for producing incredible baseball players), but he also wasn’t built like the average ballplayer. He wasn’t 6-foot-5 and a brooding hulk of muscle. Instead, he was a 5-foot-11, 285-pound paunchy man on every major league mound he set foot on. However, the beauty of baseball is that if you have t