Article: KINGMAN: FROM DOWN UNDER TO ON TOP; SECOND-CHANCE PLAYER A GEM FOR JETHAWKS.(News)

Byline: Chris Cocoles Daily News Staff Writer

When he was boarding the plane bound for Sydney, Australia, Brendan Kingman didn't expect to return to the United States again.

At least as a member of a major-league baseball organization. For most Australian players, being released means an expenses-paid, one-way ticket home.

The Florida Marlins rewarded a 1995 Florida State League all-star season by releasing Kingman the following spring training. Before he could react from this knockout punch and ponder his future, he was flying to Sydney less than 24 hours later.

``I still had a car and wanted to wait around and look (for a place to ...

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