Mark Appel never gave up, and we should all take notice

Nearly a decade after being selected No. 1 overall in the MLB draft, RHP Mark Appel will make his major league debut at 30 years old for the Philadelphia Phillies today.

Selected in the draft straight out of high school by the Detroit Tigers, Appel instead opted to play for the Stanford Cardinal, where he was named a first-team All-American, National Pitcher of the Year,…