MLB infielder Paul DeJong's grandmother was a Dow chemist

Via friend of the blog Stephanie, this fun article: 

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- It is not uncommon for Major League players to be influenced by a professional athlete in their family. In the Nationals' clubhouse, Darren Baker, Luis García Jr. and Marquis Grissom Jr. are among those whose fathers played in the bigs.

All-Star infielder Paul DeJong was inspired by his grandmother, Sharon Whipple -- an All-Star in her own field of work. Before he reached the Majors, DeJong considered a career as a doctor and graduated from Illinois State with a degree in biochemistry.

“She had some patents on reverse osmosis when she was working back in the day,” DeJong said. “... As a kid, I always gravitated towards science and math because she was a big proponent of that, and also my mind kind of worked the same way.”

Pretty fun article - read the whole thing!