first step

Passed over in the major league draft, former Mississippi College standout Tyler Seaman has launched his pro career in independent ball. The 6-foot-4 right-hander won his debut on Monday with Fargo-Moorhead of the Northern League. Seaman, a Pascagoula native and Jones County Junior College alumnus, went 15-4 in two years at MC, often dominating hitters at the NCAA Division III level. If bloodlines count for anything — and it seems they do in baseball — Seaman has a chance to get into affiliated ball and even make the big leagues. His father is former Jackson Mets left-hander Kim Seaman, who appeared in 27 big league games (3.16 ERA) with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1979 and '80. The elder Seaman was 10-4 with a 2.13 ERA for the 1978 OJMs.