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Kyle Farnsworth is 40 years old and hasnt pitched in the majors since 2014. You might recall that he made headlines a year ago by somewhat secretly joining the Orlando Phantoms, a semipro football team.But none of that means Farnsworth is retired from baseball. He has been toiling the past two seasons in the Mexican League, and if his well-traveled past is any indication, theres no telling where his next move will take him.At first glance, Farnsworth, who gained 15 pounds in muscle after exiting the big leagues, has a 6-foot-4, 245-pound frame that seems tailor made for football, and his tackling technique in his 2003 takedown of the Cincinnati Reds Paul Wilson showed that he had a knack for the game.?But 38 isnt an ideal age to start a long-haul football career.After he amassed 11 sacks in 2015 as a defensive end for the Phantoms, Farnsworth immediately turned back to baseball. Despite a track record of 16 big league seasons pitching for nine teams, including the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees and?Tampa Bay Rays, he couldnt persuade anyone in MLB to give him another chance, so he ventured south?and joined the Pericos de Puebla for the second half of the 2015 Mexican League season. (The Mexican League is classified as a Triple-A circuit, but its the top level of baseball in the country.)I knew I still wanted to play, still wanted to compete, and [I thought I could] do well, he said. I still have the fire in me. The Mexican League came along and gave me an opportunity to continue my dream.Likely aware that Farnsworths body had been exposed to the rigors of football, Puebla team president Juan Villarreal wasnt initially sold on him, signing Farnsworth only after an extended tryout.At Puebla, one of the richest teams in Mexico and an organization bullish on ending the citys three-decade championship drought, Farnsworth joined forces with MLB vets Miguel Tejada, Willy Taveras, Armando Galarraga and Luke Scott.?Although some of the faces were familiar, there were adjustments to be made.It was definitely an eye-opener, Farnsworth said. I was used to different things. I was always early to the field and wanted to [go through my routine], but down there, that doesnt happen. You get there an hour before the game and just get ready.Farnsworth said his broken Spanish was enough to allow him to communicate regularly in Puebla, a colonial city in central Mexico that he describes as real safe, real beautiful.?He also kept his other sporting passion on his mind and in his routine, often warming up his arm by throwing around a football.With a 2.04 ERA and 0.96 WHIP in 17 relief outings, Farnsworth showed he could still deliver on the mound, but Puebla fell short of the postseason. Following a second season of terrorizing quarterbacks with the Phantoms earlier this year, Farnsworth was brought back by Puebla before surprisingly being released on the last day of spring training.With no takers elsewhere, Farnsworth was willing to play for the Algodoneros de San Luis in the Mexican Northern League, a Double-A regional circuit.The GM for Puebla told me I could go to Sonora and keep playing, stay in shape and get called up, he said.Thats exactly what happened. He soon landed with the Broncos de Reynosa, a Mexican League team in a northeastern city 16 miles south of McAllen, Texas. In stark contrast to provincial Puebla, the border town of Reynosa is consistently classified as one of Mexicos most dangerous cities. Farnsworth was aware of the issues facing his new home, but he wasnt deterred.?The one thing I had to get used to was all the military and policemen roaming the streets with machine guns in the back of their trucks, he said. That was kind of an eye-opener.Despite that, Farnsworth holds a positive opinion of Reynosa, a fact gleefully reflected on his Twitter feed. Pictures of him training or announcing his arrival on the field are interspersed with recreational outings, including a northern Mexico tradition: the carne asada.From the hotel, basically, I went to the field and the gym, and that was it, he said. I stayed away from anything negative, hung out at the field with the guys. Everyones portraying these Mexican [border cities] as unsafe and dangerous, but for the most part, theyre nice little towns.Reynosa had a young squad, and Farnsworth became a mentor to his teammates, according to Victor Vizcarra, the teams press officer and play-by-play voice.The players are all in their 20s, so sometimes we would ask them who theyd go to for advice, Vizcarra said. It was always [Farnsworth]. His job wasnt just to pitch; it became something else.Focused on baseball, Farnsworth, who was a longtime bullpen fixture in MLB, even pushed himself into the Reynosa rotation, starting his first games since he was a 24-year-old with the Cubs in 2000.It was a big change for him, Vizcarra said. He came in with the idea that hed be our closer. The team knew about his track record and signed him. He worked as a closer, as a setup man and then came that first start against Puebla.As fate would have it, Farnsworths return to starting pitching came against his old club. He threw six innings and allowed three runs, none earned, to walk away with a win, a rarity in a season that would see Reynosa finish 24-88.Farnsworth cites a strong training routine as the reason he could throw 80-plus pitches every fifth day for the first time since Bill Clintons last year in office (Vicente Fox won the Mexican presidential election that year, if youre curious). The transition went so smoothly that even Farnsworth was impressed.I was shocked at that, and I was never too sore after any of the starts, he said. I guess a long time of conditioning myself and training myself paid off in the long run.After Reynosa finished a tough 2016 season in last place, Farnsworth was once again free to pursue his many other interests. Within a few days, he was back in Florida, spotted at a Major League Gaming event, tweeting about Call of Duty and gearing up for another season of football.Even so, baseball is still on his mind. He said he is on the fence about returning to Mexico for a third season but isnt ready to call it quits just yet.I wouldnt rule out that he plays in Mexico again, Vizcarra said. There was a lot of respect for him in that locker room.Farnsworth laments the fact that another chance to go abroad fell through.I got an offer to play professional football in Australia, he said. There was supposed to be a league that got postponed to next year, but that wouldve been fun.Even if it is hard to predict where Farnsworth will pop up next, or what sport hell be competing in when he does, one thing remains abundantly clear: He isnt about to fade calmly into retirement. If anything, hes running away from it for as long as possible.Once you take the jersey off, you cant put it back on, he said. So Im going to enjoy it as long as I can. Vans Old Skool Wholesale . -- Vincent Lecavalier got everything but the desired result in his return to Tampa Bay. 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Moving them around was more of a problem.The Reds piled up 11 hits and drew five walks, but the St. Louis Cardinals turned four double plays and made the most of a defensive breakdown by Cincinnati to pull out a 5-2 victory Sunday.Randal Grichuk and Kolten Wong homered, Carlos Martinez carried a shutout into the seventh inning and St. Louis snapped a three-game losing streak.Yadier Molina had two of the Cardinals five hits as they avoided being swept in Cincinnati for the first time since July 2012.St. Louis began the day with a one-game lead over the Mets for the final NL playoff spot. New York was set to host Washington later.Martinez (13-7) allowed three hits over six scoreless innings before the Reds reached him for three hits and two runs to knock him out of the game three batters into the seventh. He walked five and struck out six while improving to 8-1 in 13 road starts this season.Cincinnati went on to load the bases with one out against reliever Zack Duke before Scott Schebler flied out. Left fielder Brandon Moss threw out Tyler Holt at the plate -- the third of four Cardinals double plays, tying their season high.Reds manager Bryan Price had no problem with the speedy Holt trying to score.Offensively, were down by three runs and you think youre going to be conservative, but you still have to score runs, Price said. Moss makes a nice play. We had to take a chance with two outs.Seung Hwan Oh allowed a leadoff single in the ninth before getting three outs for his 15th save.Tim Adleman (2-3) gave up both Cardinals homers while matching his career high with six strikeouts in his first career appearance against St. Louis. He allowed four hits and three runs with a walk in five innings.Outside of a few pitches, I did a pretty good job of minimizing damage, Adleman said. It was better today. I wasnt in a lot of jams today. The first (home run) in the second inning, the pitch got too much of the plate. Maybe in another park, it doesnt go out. I dont know. The second one to Wong was a curve over the plate. You have to tip your hat. He did what he was supposed to with it.Price, using Septtember as a tryout camp for the last-place Reds, pulled Adleman after 77 pitches.dddddddddddd Wandy Peralta made his major league debut with a hitless seventh.If this was August instead of September, I wouldnt have taken Adleman out, but I had four or five guys that needed to pitch, Price said. (Adleman had) done enough to keep us in the game.Grichuk followed Stephen Piscottys double with his 21st homer this season and second of the series, giving St. Louis a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Grichuk also homered on Friday.Wong made it 3-0 by leading off the fifth with his fourth homer this year and second on the road trip. He also connected Monday in Milwaukee.First baseman Joey Vottos error and pitcher Jumbo Diazs error and wild pitch helped St. Louis add two unearned runs in the sixth for a 5-0 lead.HAPPY BIRTHDAYReds All-Star left fielder Adam Duvall was rested on his 28th birthday. He had a pinch-hit single in the ninth.CLOCKWORKFireworks were set off every hour on the hour outside the ballpark as crowds gathered for the citys annual pre-Labor Day Riverfest fireworks show. The 40-year-old event has been known to draw crowds of up to 500,000 people to the banks of the Ohio River. World War II-era warplanes also buzzed the ballpark before and during the game.TOP DOWNReds pitching limited the Cardinals first four batters -- Matt Carpenter, Jedd Gyorko, Moss and Piscotty -- to a combined 5 for 43 with one RBI and six walks in the series.TRAINERS ROOMCardinals: Ex-Reds catcher Brayan Pena, limited to four games this season by left knee inflammation, was activated from the 60-day disabled list before the game.Reds: CF Billy Hamilton, leading the majors in stolen bases, exited in the third after straining his left oblique while taking a strike.UP NEXTMets RF Jay Bruce, traded by the Reds to New York on Aug. 1, returns to Cincinnati for the first time in the opener of a three-game series Monday. RHP Robert Stephenson (2-0) attempts to become the first Reds pitcher since Wayne Simpson in 1970 to win his first three career starts. ' ' '