I had minor league baseball scouts drooling over me – but now I’m the new star of the World Darts Championships LEONARD GATES is the new star of the World Darts Championships - but he was so nearly a baseball player.
Gates' baseballs dreams were thrown a curveball in 1994 when Major League Baseball (MLB) stars went on strike over plans of a salary cap.
The strike lasted 232 days and 938 regular-season games were lost across the 1994 and 1995 seasons as scouts looked for new players.
Gates - from Texas - is coming off 3-1 victory over Cameron Menzies in the first round at Ally Pally.
"I played high school, played in college, got a scholarship to go to college.
