So, when she says the story of meeting her husband, World Series MVP David Eckstein, is something out of a Hallmark movie, she is absolutely correct.The star-studded couple is coming up on 21 years of marriage, but their relationship began with just a look.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEActress Ashley Eckstein and her husband, former Major League Baseball player David Eckstein, attend the premiere of Disney's "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" in Hollywood, Calif., on Dec.16, 2019.
(Ethan Miller/FilmMagic)David Eckstein had been overlooked his entire baseball career, both literally and figuratively, as he stands at 5 feet, 6 inches.The two-time All-Star knew he wasn’t the five-star prospect who was going to blow people away with his impressive power or sizzling arm.So, Eckstein created his advantages through his unbelievable attention to detail, relentless work ethic and ability to win the mental game on the baseball field.So, when Eckstein, whose extremely regimented game-day routine begins the moment he wakes up, lost focus for five seconds because he locked eyes with a beautiful young woman in the stands while at the top step of the dugout celebrating a run, he was mad."Get focused on the game, I barked at myself, disappointed that I would ever let something break my concentration," Eckstein wrote in his book "Just Enough.""I couldn’t believe I had let a fan break my routine."A few weeks later, Los Angeles Angels Vice President of Communications Tim Mead called Eckstein with a pitch.
A publicist reached out to him wanting Eckstein to go a movie premiere with an actress.These types of pitches to Mead, or attempts to set Eckstein up on a date, weren’t uncommon.In fact, Mead normally deleted most.But not this one.Eckstein was apprehe...