A baseball player who grew up playing on pitches in Fife is on the road to US stardom after signing for one of the biggest teams in the world - the Philadelphia Phillies.
Gabriel Rincones Jr, who plays with a glove emblazoned with a saltire, was drafted by the Major League Baseball (MLB) team earlier this week. The 21-year-old, who grew up in Glenrothes, is tipped to pick up a signing bonus of $659,800, according to Major League Baseball sources.
It's a major step up from the small-time games he played in Fife as a child. Gabriel was six when his family moved from Venezuela to Glenrothes, when his dad Gabriel Rincones Sr found work as an offshore safety adviser in the oil industry. The youngster stayed in Scotland until he was 12 before moving abroad while trying to pursue a career in baseball.
