For Orioles' Wigginton, a long, strange trip to All-Star Game

Overachieving journeyman infielder's experiences on and off field have been anything but normal

"I had time to give [911] the address, set the phone down and catch the baby and get back on the phone with the 911 operator," Wigginton said. "He's like, 'With every contraction, the baby will come out further.' I am like, 'The baby is in my arms. Get somebody here.'"

Wigginton tied the umbilical cord with a shoestring and cleaned Cannon's mouth with a towel.

"I couldn't do all this at once, so I had to give the phone to my wife and she had to give me instructions while Chase is screaming at the door, 'Mommy, are you OK?' And about 10 minutes later, the EMTs got there," Wigginton recalled. "It was insane. It was the only time in my life I think I felt every single emotion that you could feel in a single day."

Those who know Wigginton weren't surprised to hear the way Cannon came into the world. Weird and unexpected things often happen to Wigginton. Life has been anything but normal for the intense and likable overachiever.

"It's just fun stuff, nothing really too bad," he said. "Yeah, it's all fun."

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