When he was growing up. Lamesa’s Christian “Chris” Estrada often dreamed about playing professional baseball, preferably for his beloved Cleveland Indians.
After competing in football, basketball and track in junior high, Estrada discovered a new love when he got into high school. But it was on the tennis courts instead of the baseball diamond.
“I still remember how much I cried after I first quit baseball. I remember getting my first pair of (baseball) cleats – I even wore them to bed that night,” Estrada said. “Looking back, there’s no way I could have had it as good there as I did ...