The San Francisco Giants Perfectly Encapsulate What Their Lives Would Be Like Without Baseball

For many baseball players, life without the game is a daunting concept. Starting when they’re barely teenagers, baseball often becomes a year-round priority for rising baseball stars, who typically leave backup plans on the back burner. Astros catcher Evan Gattis, for example, provided a rare glimpse into life without baseball after he spent years bouncing from odd job to odd job—including valet, janitor and ski-lift operator—while trying to build his baseball career.