Personal Life
Nicknamed "Son of Scribe," because his father, Ross, is a long-time baseball writer for the Los Angeles Times, Newhan was a solid student while growing up in California, and later at Pepperdine, but he never considered following in his father's journalistic footsteps. "Playing seemed a lot more fun than writing," he says. "My dad writes at home, and one thing I've seen a lot of is his cussing up a storm, yelling at the laptop. I understand what the sportswriter goes through. I don't think anyone has to worry about me pulling an Albert Belle."
He is a member of the Pepperdine Waves Hall of Fame.
Newhan considers himself Jewish, but he says he has also accepted Jesus Christ.
Newhan injured his cervical vertebra 2, a potentially life threatening injury, during a surfing incident in 2009.
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