MLB Stars Tee Off in U.S. Open Golf Qualifiers

0:00It's April 27. This is MLB News Today, powered by AI, you're around the diamond update. I'm coring with the story. Former MLB stars are chasing a new dream on the golf course, gunning for spots in this summer's U.S. open. Aaron Hicks, Tyler Clippard, and Shigatoshi Hasagawa are all teeing off in local qualifying rounds on the PGA tour path. Hicks, the 36-year-old outfielder who wrapped up 12 big league seasons last year with the Angels, starts his run May 11th at Papago, golf course in Phoenix. He posted solid 4-plus WAR seasons back in 2017 and 18, and he's got deep golf roots. His wife Cheyenne Woods is Tiger's niece, and a five-time U.S. women's open competitor. Then there's Clippard, the 41-year-old reliever, and two-time all-star who closed out 16 years in 2022 across nine teams, including the Nationals and Yankees. He kicks off May 4th at Avila Country Club in Tampa, bringing that 15.9-career WAR

1:02heed to the links. Hasagawa, 57 and a 2003 all-star with the Mariners, rounds out the trio with his 1.48 ERA that year. The nine-year vet from the Angels in Seattle jumps in the same day, May 4th, at Brenwood Country Club in Los Angeles. They're joined by other pro athletes like XNFL QB, Tony Romo, Tennis Vet Marty Fish, and Rangers Captain J.T. Miller in these 18-hole qualifiers with winners advancing to 36-hole finals. Keep an eye on these crossovers, could be the next chapter in multi-sport legends.