the elvis connection

In recognition of Elvis Presley’s birthday, MLB Network’s Hot Stove program had former Tupelo High star Kirk Presley on via telephone. Kirk, a third cousin of the late, great Elvis, gave an engaging interview. Best line: “I don’t even sing in church.” Kirk Presley, a dominant prep pitcher in the early 1990s, was the eighth overall pick by the New York Mets in 1993 and was lumped with the likes of Jason Isringhausen, Bill Pulsipher and Paul Wilson as the organization’s arms of the future. Beset by shoulder problems, Presley pitched just five years in the low minors, posting an 8-10 record and a 4.04 ERA in 30 games. Presley still lives and works in Tupelo.