Anne Rogers writes how Cole Ragans learned from Cole Hamels.
The reason for the similarities is partly by design. When Ragans, 25, was a junior at North Florida Christian High School, he added an overhead windup to help with his timing. He used Google to help find other lefties who did the same.
Hamels, who by then had logged nearly 10 years in the big leagues and won the 2008 World Series with the Phillies, was one of the top search results.
“I was like, ‘Well, he does it, and he’s doing pretty well,’” Ragans said.