Joe Caruso never made it to the Major Leagues as a player, but last week the Collierville man found himself on baseball’s biggest stage — throwing batting practice in the Home Run Derby to Oakland A’s slugger Brent Rooker.

The Daily Memphian’s Mary Cashiola talks to state sports writer of the year winner John Varlas about Caruso’s background, what he thought of the derby and a viral moment that saw Rooker losing his round by a single inch. 

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