Today’s Iconic Moment in NY Sports: Jim Abbott’s historic no-hitter

Born without a right hand, Jim Abbott was a standout pitcher and quarterback in high school, the 1988 Big Ten Athlete of the Year as a pitcher at the University of Michigan, and a 10-year MLB veteran. Winner of the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States, Olympic Gold medalist Jim Abbott was selected 8th overall by the California Angels in the 1988 MLB Draft. He joined the team’s starting rotation one year later, in 1989, without tossing a single inning of Minor L