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Hattiesburg native John Lindsey, fast approaching 35, is playing in the Venezuelan Winter League. He is 2-for-8 with two RBIs in two games for Caracas. Lindsey, who got the long-awaited call to the big leagues with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2010, spent all of the 2011 season at Triple-A Albuquerque, batting .309 with 13 home runs. Lindsey’s powers of perseverance are remarkable.
P.S. Joey Gathright, another Hattiesburg native, is a free agent again after spending a brief time with the Boston Red Sox at the tail end of this past season. … Billy Hamilton, the Taylorsville tornado, stole two bases in his Puerto Rican Winter League debut last week and is 3-for-12 in three games for Ponce.