Don DeMola

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Donald John DeMola (born July 5, 1952) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. DeMola played for the Montreal Expos of Major League Baseball in 1974 and 1975. DeMola pitched at Commack High School South in Commack, New York. He was drafted out of high school by the New York Yankees in the seventh round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft. At the time, he told Newsday he was glad to be taken by the Yankees because "Ever since I was a little kid I wanted to be a Yankee." He ultimately chose to sign with the Yankees instead of playing college baseball at Saint Leo University. DeMola only reached Single-A in two seasons with the Yankees before being released outright at 19 years old. He later said he thought he was cut because of the 1972 Major League Baseball strike, during which time the Yankees made budget cuts. He spent the following season in an auto body shop back in Commack replacing windshields but "couldn't stop thinking about baseball." He reached out to his former high school coach who arranged a tryout with a Montreal Expos scout and gave him a month to prepare. DeMola impressed in that tryout and received a minor league contract with the Expos. Upon signin

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