ETSU pitcher Jeremy Hall suffered a freak eye accident.
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Here's hoping for a quick recovery.
ETSU's Hall Injured
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Thanks for the update. I was wondering why he hadn't been pitching.
Prayers for a speedy and complete recovery.
Prayers for a speedy and complete recovery.
Guys....
Please Pray for Jeremy and the Hall family.
That's all I can say at this time
The Jolly Roger
Please Pray for Jeremy and the Hall family.
That's all I can say at this time
The Jolly Roger
Jeremy...our best wishes to you. Hope you recover quickly.
Prayers are being offered for Jeremy and the Hall family... 
Best wishes to Jeremy and his family.
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Hall eyes return to mound
Jeremy Hall
By Kelly Hodge
Press Managing Sports Editor
khodge@johnsoncitypress.com
Jeremy Hall has gotten a late jump on a professional baseball career, but he’s finally ready to go.
The former East Tennessee State pitcher hopes to be invited to a mini-camp with the Florida Marlins this fall and looks forward to suiting up with a minor-league team in the spring. He was waiting Friday night to hear from the Marlins on whether he’ll be invited down to Jupiter, Fla., in November.
“As soon as I can get down there and get going, the more comfortable I’ll feel,” said Hall. “I’ve been here all summer working out, throwing with old teammates and trying to stay in baseball shape. It’s been tough, but I kind of kept myself occupied and accepted the fact that I was going to have the summer off from baseball. I was resigned to that pretty soon after the injury.”
Hall, a Gray native, had his college career cut short by a serious injury to his left eye in early May. He was 5-1 at the time and finished as the second-leading pitcher in ETSU history in career wins (24), strikeouts (261) and innings pitched (354).
Hall has since undergone two surgeries and wasn’t able to run, throw or lift weights for a couple of months. He said he lost his appetite and 20 pounds during the ordeal but has since regained the weight and is back at his 6-foot-3, 200-pound stature.
The right-hander began throwing off a mound again about two weeks ago.
“My arm is in good shape, maybe not game ready since I haven’t competed in five months,” said Hall. “I haven’t thrown to any live hitters yet, but once I started throwing again, I knew everything was OK. I had a (radar) gun to make sure, and I was throwing in the upper 80s in the bullpen. That’s normal; I usually don’t get into the 90s until I get in the game.”
As for the vision in Hall’s left eye, the picture has begun to clear.
“It’s a lot better,” he said. “I’ve got a contact in right now and I’m 20-30 in my left eye. It’s almost back to perfect.”
Hall hopes to soon join a franchise that has been catering to young talent.
Denied a new stadium by voters in Miami, the Marlins have twice turned their star players loose to cut payroll and brought up minor-leaguers to fill the roster. But, with two World Series championships to their credit in the last decade, they have stayed competitive.
The team was just 3 1/2 games out in the National League wild-card chase entering Friday night’s games.
“The organization is filled with a lot of young guys,” said Hall. “Just the other day, they had a rookie (Anibal Sanchez) throw a no-hitter. It looks like if you’re putting up numbers, they’re not afraid to move you along.”
Hall was selected in the 27th round by the Marlins in the June draft. Considering his vision was still cloudy at the time, it was a vote of confidence that gave him some peace of mind through the summer.
“It made it a whole lot easier knowing I had someone in my corner,” he said. “If I was a free agent, I kind of would have been by myself. The Marlins told me all along that they were with me as long as my vision improved.”
Hall was one of five former Bucs to be drafted this spring. He spoke Friday with Shane Byrne and Stephen Douglas, each of whom are back in town after their rookie seasons.
“They didn’t give me much advice because they’re hitters,” said Hall. “They did say that everybody’s good. There aren’t many easy outs.”
Jeremy Hall
By Kelly Hodge
Press Managing Sports Editor
khodge@johnsoncitypress.com
Jeremy Hall has gotten a late jump on a professional baseball career, but he’s finally ready to go.
The former East Tennessee State pitcher hopes to be invited to a mini-camp with the Florida Marlins this fall and looks forward to suiting up with a minor-league team in the spring. He was waiting Friday night to hear from the Marlins on whether he’ll be invited down to Jupiter, Fla., in November.
“As soon as I can get down there and get going, the more comfortable I’ll feel,” said Hall. “I’ve been here all summer working out, throwing with old teammates and trying to stay in baseball shape. It’s been tough, but I kind of kept myself occupied and accepted the fact that I was going to have the summer off from baseball. I was resigned to that pretty soon after the injury.”
Hall, a Gray native, had his college career cut short by a serious injury to his left eye in early May. He was 5-1 at the time and finished as the second-leading pitcher in ETSU history in career wins (24), strikeouts (261) and innings pitched (354).
Hall has since undergone two surgeries and wasn’t able to run, throw or lift weights for a couple of months. He said he lost his appetite and 20 pounds during the ordeal but has since regained the weight and is back at his 6-foot-3, 200-pound stature.
The right-hander began throwing off a mound again about two weeks ago.
“My arm is in good shape, maybe not game ready since I haven’t competed in five months,” said Hall. “I haven’t thrown to any live hitters yet, but once I started throwing again, I knew everything was OK. I had a (radar) gun to make sure, and I was throwing in the upper 80s in the bullpen. That’s normal; I usually don’t get into the 90s until I get in the game.”
As for the vision in Hall’s left eye, the picture has begun to clear.
“It’s a lot better,” he said. “I’ve got a contact in right now and I’m 20-30 in my left eye. It’s almost back to perfect.”
Hall hopes to soon join a franchise that has been catering to young talent.
Denied a new stadium by voters in Miami, the Marlins have twice turned their star players loose to cut payroll and brought up minor-leaguers to fill the roster. But, with two World Series championships to their credit in the last decade, they have stayed competitive.
The team was just 3 1/2 games out in the National League wild-card chase entering Friday night’s games.
“The organization is filled with a lot of young guys,” said Hall. “Just the other day, they had a rookie (Anibal Sanchez) throw a no-hitter. It looks like if you’re putting up numbers, they’re not afraid to move you along.”
Hall was selected in the 27th round by the Marlins in the June draft. Considering his vision was still cloudy at the time, it was a vote of confidence that gave him some peace of mind through the summer.
“It made it a whole lot easier knowing I had someone in my corner,” he said. “If I was a free agent, I kind of would have been by myself. The Marlins told me all along that they were with me as long as my vision improved.”
Hall was one of five former Bucs to be drafted this spring. He spoke Friday with Shane Byrne and Stephen Douglas, each of whom are back in town after their rookie seasons.
“They didn’t give me much advice because they’re hitters,” said Hall. “They did say that everybody’s good. There aren’t many easy outs.”
Great news!!! 
Here's hoping for the best! Especially considering what Jeremy's gone through!!
Here's hoping for the best! Especially considering what Jeremy's gone through!!
It's been a long 4 months since my last update about Jeremy's journey after his accident on May 4th 2007.
First let me tell everyone thanks for all the calls and prayers offered for the Hall family. Jeremy's vision has been correct with
A brown colored contact that matches his right eye, this was to replace the color in his eye due to the loss of the iris. He looks normal and you can't tell any difference unless you are looking for it. His vision is almost back to normal and at some later date may have a lens implant.
Jeremy graduated in December with a degree in sports management and will go to grad school next fall, that’s his plan for now.
After the Marlins let him go in November that was a real downer as the Marlins never let him know this was in the plan. We then went to plan "B" to call other clubs that we knew were willing to look at him. First call was to the D-backs and they wanted him to fly out west for a try out. Then a call was made to the Reds and a trip to Fla, for a tryout. Next a trip to Atlanta and another tryout both teams told him they would not know until spring training and see what open up due to the number of pitchers needing to rehab in the minors. His agent then calls other teams Yankees, Mets and Tampa Bay.
As his agent was talking to the Tampa Bay scout he informed him that he turned in a draft card on Jeremy and was very much interested in seeing Jeremy. After much back and forth between all the different Doctors, scouts and so on.
Jeremy signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on 02/17/07.
All we know at this time he will report St. Petersburg for minor league spring training and may end up in the NY/Penn league
Short season A .
Thanks again for calls, emails and prayers for our family through all this. We have told Jeremy he has a real good story to tell about the power of prayer and what the support of others can mean to us. Maybe some day he will able to share this story and help others.
Thanks,
The Hall Family
First let me tell everyone thanks for all the calls and prayers offered for the Hall family. Jeremy's vision has been correct with
A brown colored contact that matches his right eye, this was to replace the color in his eye due to the loss of the iris. He looks normal and you can't tell any difference unless you are looking for it. His vision is almost back to normal and at some later date may have a lens implant.
Jeremy graduated in December with a degree in sports management and will go to grad school next fall, that’s his plan for now.
After the Marlins let him go in November that was a real downer as the Marlins never let him know this was in the plan. We then went to plan "B" to call other clubs that we knew were willing to look at him. First call was to the D-backs and they wanted him to fly out west for a try out. Then a call was made to the Reds and a trip to Fla, for a tryout. Next a trip to Atlanta and another tryout both teams told him they would not know until spring training and see what open up due to the number of pitchers needing to rehab in the minors. His agent then calls other teams Yankees, Mets and Tampa Bay.
As his agent was talking to the Tampa Bay scout he informed him that he turned in a draft card on Jeremy and was very much interested in seeing Jeremy. After much back and forth between all the different Doctors, scouts and so on.
Jeremy signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on 02/17/07.
All we know at this time he will report St. Petersburg for minor league spring training and may end up in the NY/Penn league
Short season A .
Thanks again for calls, emails and prayers for our family through all this. We have told Jeremy he has a real good story to tell about the power of prayer and what the support of others can mean to us. Maybe some day he will able to share this story and help others.
Thanks,
The Hall Family
quote:Maybe some day he will able to share this story and help others.
I would say his story has already helped others
God bless the young man and your family
Great story about perseverance, dedication and the power of prayer.
Continued thoughts and well wishes for Jeremy.
Glad to hear from a reliable source. My boys and I have been trying to keep up with him but could not find out. I am glad to hear that he is getting a chance. Our prayers will continue and know that he will be successful in whatever he endeavors.
That's great news. I've been out of the loop for awhile. Glad to read about Jeremy's comeback.