The logo on the ballcap is the first thing you notice: a glaring tiger with green eyes, its face framed by a bleach blond mullet.
Yes, there really was a baseball team called Eastern Reyes del Tigre. Yes, its mascot really was inspired by the pulp documentary series “Tiger King” that so many of us binged on Netflix over a shut-in summer because we had nothing better to do. Reyes del Tigre was one of four teams that competed in the hastily formed independent Constellation Energy League last year in the Houston area — one of the few places where pro hopefuls could compete and try to get on someone’s radar.
The uniforms were ridiculous. To Scott Kazmir, it didn’t matter.
