Posted by Os Davis in baseball, Star Trek | 0 Comments
Happy 12th, Harmon Bokai!
BuckBokai today wishes an extremely happy birthday (and thus perhaps a San Francisco Giants win in game three of the World Series tonight; more on this below) to Harmon Gin Bokai. Young “Buck” was born on October 31, 1998 in Marina del Rey, California.
While no evidence that the Bokai Family still lives in the coastal town exists (most of the autobiographical information on Buck will be gotten by outlets such as this by way of a 2026 baseball card), it’s nice to think that the future Hall of Famer is growing up in the vicinity of Starfleet’s future headquarters.
If so, Buck’s surely a San Francisco Giants backer – possibly to the sadness of his father, who may be a Minnesota Twins fan. (After all, who else would name a lad “Harmon” in the 21th century aside from a Killebrew devotee?)
This writer is of course seeking his first sighting of young Bokai. He should be signing his first professional contract within the next three years, and history will show that Buck debuts to play his entire rookie season before turning 17 years old during the 2025 World Series with the London Kings against the Chicago Cubs.
Perhaps he may be sighted in this clip of the Marina del Rey Little League all-stars from 2009, though no one of his famous “short stature” on the team really resembles the Buck Bokai of lore. It’s quite possible that his height has caused him to go overlooked by locals, or again perhaps he’s simply not living in the town anymore. (Can someone in Marina del Rey provide some insight?)
In any case, wishes of happy birthday again to Harmon Gin Bokai, wherever you are. See you in the big leagues soon!
