The Baseball King of Italy (and more!)

Ballplayer, musician, standup comic, photographer, international man of mystery, and answer to the trivia question "Who was standing at the plate when the NYC blackout plunged Shea Stadium into darkness?" — Lenny Randle is easily one of most interesting dudes I've ever interviewed. Read about him (and his ongoing attempt to turn baseball into a major Italian sport) in my latest piece for Rolling Stone Sports.

And hey, while you're at it, check out my recent Rolling Stone feature on Hunter Pence of the San Francisco Giants, another extremely interesting ballplayer (even if he doesn't think he is). You can also find my recent Rolling Stone feature on Detroit Tigers ace David Price HERE; he may not be as "out there" as the two aforementioned gents, but he's a helluva hurler — and he's the proud papa of Astro, the cutest dog in the majors!