For Juan Perez, the winding road to Scottsdale included semipro baseball, plumbing and a cameo by Danny Almonte

Giants minor leaguers Juan Perez and Johnny Monell played at rival high schools in the Bronx, but Monell lost track of his fellow prep standout when Perez left for a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic. Years later, Monell's New York friends started asking him if he had seen what the kid...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]