Former LSU quarterbacks Ryan Perrilloux and Josh Booty are tossing the ball around again in front of the cameras, but it’s not pigskin. The MLB Network is getting into the reality TV game with a concept called The Next Knuckler, featuring one of baseball’s knuckleball kings, former Major League Baseball All-Star and World Series champion Tim Wakefield. Perrilloux and Booty are among five former NCAA quarterbacks to whom Wakefield will attempt to teach the pitch. Booty’s younger brother, former USC quarterback John David Booty, is also on the show, as well as Georgia’s David Greene and 1984 Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie. Of the five, whoever learns best to throw the knuckleball—which is considered the toughest pitch to throw in baseball—will win an invitation to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ spring training camp. The show is the first-ever reality series produced by MLB and will be hosted by Wakefield and baseball analyst Kevin Millar. The show will premiere on MLB Network on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 8 p.m. You can check out a preview of the show and get more details here.
Perrilloux, Booty brothers turn to knuckleball in new reality show
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