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Ok, the 'down by the river' part might be stretching it… Daniel Norris, the left handed pitcher who currently plays for the Detroit Tigers was once the 'man in the van' as a newly drafted Toronto Blue Jay, who signed a 2 million dollar signing bonus straight out of high school.

Vice Sports documented the simple life of the 21 year old, as he lived the frugal life of a star prospect millionaire pitcher — in his Volkswagen camper van.

Fun Factoid: Norris was the key player of the trade that brought in Cy Young Award winner David Price to the Blue Jays.

Writer: Sid West, @lmnotweets (Twitter), lmnogram (Instagram), lmnola.com (Website)