The once-promising AFL player hitting home runs in US Major League
Curtis Mead, a former AFL player, is now making a name for himself in Major League Baseball with the Washington Nationals. At 25, he has already hit four home runs this season and is earning a salary that surpasses the average AFL player. Mead hopes to inspire more Australians to pursue baseball, a sport with significant potential in Australia.
- ▪Curtis Mead signed with the Washington Nationals earlier this year.
- ▪He hit his fourth home run of the Major League season last month.
- ▪Mead's grandfather introduced baseball to the family, having learned it from US soldiers during World War II.
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Curtis Mead, a once-promising AFL player, is hitting home runs in Major League BaseballBy North America correspondent Lauren Day in Washington DCTopic:BaseballMon 25 May 2026 at 4:53amMon 25 May 2026 at 4:53amMon 25 May 2026 at 4:53amCurtis Mead, from Adelaide, is one of just a few dozen Australians to make it in Major League Baseball. (ABC News: Cameron Schwarz)abc.net.au/news/curtis-mead-hitting-home-runs-with-mlb-washington-nationals/106656322Link copiedShareShare articleWhen Curtis Mead tried to introduce Vegemite to his American teammates in Florida during spring training last year, the reaction was as strong as the condiment."There wasn't a whole lot of fans of it in the clubhouse," he told the ABC.So when he signed with the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team earlier…
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