Based on Tracker Season 2, Episode 3, ‘Bloodlines’ Justin Hartley is a man of many talents, one of them apparently being baseball. Hartley executive produces and stars as Colter Shaw in the action drama TV series, created by Ben H. Winters and adapted from Jeffery Deaver’s 2019 book The game of never. CBS hit show Tracker revolves around Colter, an expert tracker and survivor (as the show’s title suggests). The protagonist uses his impressive set of skills to help law enforcement and citizens across the country in exchange for a cash reward.
Colter’s job requires him to wear many hats, as finding people, animals, and other things isn’t exactly easy, and Hartley’s character has to be adaptable. At the end of Tracker In the first season, it was clear to viewers that Colter was quite talented. However, he continues to surprise audiences in season 2. fans learn in Tracker Season 2, Episode 3 that Colter is really good at baseball, making many wonder if Hartley plays baseball in real life.
Justin Hartley played baseball in high school along with other sports
Colter’s story in Tracker draws from Hartley’s life
Justin Hartley’s Colter helps Billie with a case in Tracker Season 2, Episode 3, involving a missing high school baseball pitcher, Eric Dobbs. Ultimately, (spoiler alert) they save the teenager. At the end of the hour, Colter joins Eric and his father in a game of tag and impresses them with his strong throwing arm. When asked about his experience with baseball, Colter reveals that he wanted to play when he was younger, but his father wouldn’t let him. However, in real life, Hartley played and (like the Tracker episode suggests) was very good.
Perhaps Hartley was the one who convinced the Tracker writers to incorporate baseball into Season 2, Episode 3.
According to Justin Hartley’s official websiteThe actor played many sports in high school, including baseball, basketball, and football. An injury would have made him rethink his future, which led him to pursue a career in acting. After graduating from Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), Hartley studied history and theater at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Justin Hartley and his wife enjoy taking trips to baseball parks
Hartley is married to Sofia Pernas
Despite leaving (playing) baseball behind in high school, Tracker Season 2 star Justin Hartley hasn’t ignored the sport completely. Instead of, Hartley’s love of baseball continues to this day. When speaking with Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos on Live with Kelly and Mark in October 2024, Hartley explained how he and his wife, Sofia Pernas (who plays Billie Matalon in Tracker), often take trips to MLB parks.
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Tracker Season 2 Cast |
Paper |
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Justin Hartley |
Colter Shaw |
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Abby McEnany |
Velma Bruin |
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Eric Graise |
Bobby Exley |
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Fiona Rene |
Reenie Greene |
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Jensen Ackles |
Russell Shaw |
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Floriana Lima |
Camilo Piquete |
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Sofia Pernas |
Billie Matalon |
While the trip may not have initially been planned to go to a baseball field, Hartley and Pernas try to find parks along the way that they have never been to before. Together they have been to Citi Field (New York Mets), Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox), Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles Dodgers), Truist Park (Atlanta Braves), Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs) and more. So perhaps Hartley was the one who convinced the Tracker writers to incorporate baseball into Season 2, Episode 3.
Sources: Justin Hartley’s official website, Live with Kelly and Mark