The Scout Who Watched from the Bleachers

In 2019, a baseball scout named Ray Fontaine drove four hours to a high school game in Crowley, Louisiana — not for the starting pitcher everyone was talking about, but for a lanky sophomore sitting in the dugout who barely got playing time. The kid, Marcus Hebert, had no idea anyone was watching. He spent most of that game charting pitches, shagging foul balls, and encouraging teammates.…