Bruce Springsteen, originally from Long Branch, likely tops many lists of “Famous New Jersey Natives.”
In the mid-1980s Springsteen and The E Street Band delivered one of the most successful albums ever — “Born in the U.S.A.,” with “Glory Days” one of the project’s hit songs.
“Glory Days” begins with “The Boss” singing about an actual New Jersey high school friend, “a big baseball player” who “could throw that speedball by you.” And, apparently, make one look like a fool at bat in the process.
A few decades after Springsteen’s teenage baseball struggles, another famous New Jersey son, current MLB superstar Mike Trout, made several batters look foolish as he pitched a no-hitter at Millville High School, near his birthplace of Vineland.
Trout, a three-time American League MVP winner, who hits for
