Son was at team tailgate yesterday before football game. Guys were throwing football on field and son went to catch a ball. Slipped on turf and broke his ankle. Last week of fall ball. Was supposed to throw on Wednesday and hit every other day of World Series after working hard all fall to earn a spot in lineup as a two-way. Meeting with orthopedic today to schedule surgery. How quickly life changes. Should be good to go for spring but needed next two months of workouts as do all freshmen. I'm sure he will get a good workout hopping around campus on crutches next few weeks. Good part is it could not have happened at a better time-frame if it had just been one week later. After playing football since he was 5 and never getting hurt, he does it playing catch at a tailgate. You have to laugh to not cry.
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Was this a team function with coaches in attendance? The reason I ask is that if not, the coach had a responsibility to set rules and expectations.
Yes. They were not playing football, just throwing it. He took a few steps to his right to catch it and when he planted he slipped and rolled it. Just a total freak accident. Could have been anywhere doing anything.
PitchingFan posted:Yes. They were not playing football, just throwing it. He took a few steps to his right to catch it and when he planted he slipped and rolled it. Just a total freak accident. Could have been anywhere doing anything.
Ugh poor kid. IMO I see it as s** t happens.
Oh dang! Hoping the best for a speedy recovery.
Sorry about your son's Injury . We know he will have a great recovery that will make him even stronger for next spring.
positive vibes...
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Life does happen; hope he recovers well.
Sorry to hear it.
Summer before reporting for Freshman year of College. Son travels down to Cincinnati to play in a tournament with his travel team. Comes home, goes to the bathroom.
Comes out a few minutes later, says "its not a good thing if there is blood in your urine, is it?"
Turns out he had a collision with another outfielder. Both were diving for the ball.
We took him to Children's Hospital in Columbus. Turns out he had a lacerated kidney. If it was much worse he would of had to have it removed. Needless to say summer baseball was over. So while he was able to condition, no baseball activities.
He was ill prepared to hit during fall of his Freshman year. He lost some velocity off his FB. To say the least he hit like Poo (his term, not mine) that fall. And any hope as a two way player went with it.
However he pitched well enough and was inserted into the staring weekend rotation. And was a starter all four years.
Good luck to your son.
Oh, sheeze. Hope he's a quick healer.
Wishing your son a speedy and full recovery.
Good luck to him on a quick recovery.
Get well soon!
Tough luck but the timing seems to be a silver lining. Wishing him a full and speedy recovery!
Oh bummer. Hoping he bounces back quickly.
Sorry to hear that! Wish him nothing but the best in his recovery!
Kids! You never know? Hope for a speedy recovery!
Another reason why I will never have a good night's rest until I am in the grave. Godspeed on your kid's recovery.
Wow...hope it is only a minor set-back!
Summer of 2018, after my son's first year of college and after he decided to attend a big D1 (my Alma Mater) rather than play D3 baseball, his summer community college class was cancelled. Being a fine day, he called up a former GF and they went for a hike. As he was walking along a fallen log, it shifted, and he fell off, almost severing the tip of his middle finger on this throwing arm (on something; we'll never know). It healed fine in a few months, but that was it for playing another summer as catcher on his DC Wood Bat championship team. It also effectively ended his baseball career, for now at least, as he was just away from the game for an entire year and no longer is interested. Life happens. His accident could have been much worse.
Blessings for a speedy recovery!
Surgery went good as expected. Now rest a week or so and then rehab starts. The good part is he has never thrown during November or December so it will be nothing new. He is supposed to be able to throw in January with a brace on. I think the big problem is he has always played basketball so he will have to work to stay in shape without basketball or running. I'm sure lots of bike and maybe water therapy. They say he should be ready for first weekend of spring. Thanks for prayers.
very scary.