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Twins prospect Alex Meyer moonlights as substitute high school teacher



Not all athletes are spoiled rotten!

Fox Sports reports not many millionaires would willingly and enthusiastically work a side job that pays them only $63 a day, but Minnesota Twins minor league pitcher Alex Meyer isn’t like most millionaires.

The former Mr. Indiana Baseball winner may earn the big bucks on the diamond, but during the offseason, he chooses to return to his hometown and serve as a substitute teacher in the Greensburg school district -- more specifically, walking the halls he strolled as a teenager: Greensburg High School.

The 6-foot-9, first-round pick out of the University of Kentucky certainly doesn't have to spend his winters telling high schoolers to stop texting, but Meyer enjoys knowing he has a second love that could turn into a career if baseball doesn't pan out.

"Being able to be a substitute teacher puts me in a real-life atmosphere and lets me know if this is something I really want to do or not," he said. "So far, it is."

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What a guy! 

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