The Story of an MLB Pitcher Who Literally Forgot How to Pitch, Then Returned to the Majors at a New Position

A year later, Ankiel demolished Double-A, owning an 0.91 ERA through eight starts for the Arkansas Travelers. He struck out 75 batters in 49.1 innings before a promotion to the Memphis Redbirds of Triple-A, where he maintained his absurd strikeout rate and posted a 3.16 ERA despite being almost eight years younger than the average player at the level.