Feel free to insert your own “strikes out” pun here.
After a unanimous vote, Devin Shepherd’s stay in the “Big Brother” house came to a sudden end Wednesday night.
The former professional baseball player (and Dwayne Johnson lookalike) was facing certain eviction and, yup, after that 11-0 vote…he was gone. But, hey, maybe starting three alliances (two of which included eight of the sixteen houseguests!) within the first couple of days of the contest isn’t such a good idea.
Long before he was competing the half-million dollar prize on the popular CBS reality show, Shepherd was drafted in the fifth round by the Minnesota Twins in 2006. Two years later, he found himself selected by the St. Louis Cardinals and even played some minor league ball for the team in both 2008 and 2010. But regardless what he accomplished on the baseball field (and it wasn’t much), he’ll be long remembered for his chaotic gameplay and erratic behavior in the “Big Brother” house.
So, what else do we know about Shepherd’s career on the diamond?
In 2007, the then-freshman was kicked off the University of Oklahoma baseball team. He’d resurface at the College of Southern Nevada…just outside Las Vegas. From there, he’d go on to get drafted by the Cardinals, get sent to rookie ball and, for some reason, not return for the 2009 campaign. Depending on where you look, Shepherd either spent 2009 on the sidelines due to “family matters” or because he was suspended. My guess is it’s the latter given the recent revelation of dude being arrested in September of that year on a litany of charges.
Shepherd would return to the field in 2010…but not for long. According to conversations he’s had under the watchful eye of “Big Brother”, dude has admitted to being sent to rehab by the Cardinals organization after being convicted of driving under the influence. On July 20 of that year, supposedly a week before he was to be released into a sober house, the slugger was given his walking papers by the team.
From there, Shepherd would spend the next two years with three different Frontier League franchises. Ultimately, he would leave baseball in 2012, after a sub par beginning to his season.
Sorry fans.
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