The odds of reaching the major leagues are very slim, but former Glenn and North Carolina A&T baseball star C.J. Beatty has been beating the odds for a long time. After finishing his first summer of pro ball in the St. Louis Cardinal organization, Beatty already had his five-year plan in place.
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