Reliever Estevez relishes ‘Wild’ similarity with Sheen

DENVER — At a young age, Rockies right-handed relief pitcher Carlos Estevez understood the baseball comedy behind his name. He had no idea that a more-famous name-fellow understood, also. It would lead to a special day earlier this season.

Anyone who takes baseball with a laugh is familiar with the 1989 movie “Major League,” and with one of the flick’s scene-stealers — visually and strike-zone challenged relief pitcher Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn, played by actor Charlie Sheen. And it takes little effort to learn that Sheen’s birth name is …

Yes, Carlos Estevez.

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In the movie, the Indians went on a bizarre championship run with Vaughn as their closer. Turning the character’s mascot-plunking wildness into a plus, the team celebrated his entrance by blaring a version of the 1960s hit, “Wild Thing.”

The movie has become such a cult classic that some fans wanted Sheen to throw out the first pitch in Cleveland at Tuesday night’s World Series opener with the Cubs. The Indians found 1995 stars Kenny Lofton and Carlos Baerga, who appeared …

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