Pat Shortt
Pat Shortt Opens Up About The Devastating Loss of His Son
For the first time in over 30 years, Pat Shortt didn’t host a Thanksgiving or Christmas at his home. It was simply to soon since the devastating passing of his only child, Joe, who had just turned 37-years-old. He chose to spend the holidays with the Strovinks, close family friends and a well-respected Long Island baseball family. Eric, the father, had a decorated career at Shoreham-Wading River in the late 80s and his two sons, Brennan and Kyle, who both played at Rocky Point. The past four months have been unspeakably difficult for Shortt, a former professional pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization for one season and member of the MLB Scouting Bureau for 24 years. “It’s been very tough on Carmen and I,” said Pat. “When you lose a parent it’s ro...
