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By EDDIE POE
Cronkite News

PHOENIX — For Diamondbacks relief pitcher J.J. Hoover, signing with the team in January marked the beginning of a new chapter. Off the field, another experience has given birth and is in the early stages for the hard-throwing right-hander.

Owning a farm.

“I want to try and be as self-sustaining as possible,” he said.

Last spring, near the end of five seasons with Cincinnati, he and his wife, Megan, purchased 65 acres in Ohio.

While J.J. is on the mound helping the Diamondbacks win games, Megan is in the Midwest putting in long, grueling days to get the farm up and running. Continue reading “Diamondbacks’ Hoover sports own farm system, focuses on cattle, sustainability”