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Kevin CummingsYou've gotta love the kid's perseverence.
There have been other pitchers who have washed aout for various reasons and very successfully reinvented themselves as field players. One of my favorites is Elmer Smith.
As a pitcher, Smith won 33 games for Cincinnati and led the American Association in ERA in 1887. A lame arm sent him to the minors, but he returned as a Pittsburgh outfielder in 1892 and played ten more years in the majors. He hit over .300 five times, with a career-high .362 in 1896.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithel01.shtml
I hope Ankiel has that kind of success.