Ryan Westmoreland (a Red Sox top prospect) is one of the toughest and most talented kids you will ever find on a baseball field. My son got to know him and they developed a friendly rivalry on the field last summer. During a game late last summer at Lowell Mass, my son got a hold of one that I thought listening to it on the radio was a home run or at minimum a double or a triple. The Sox leftfielder never gave up on the ball and crashed full force into the fence and crumpled in a heap while my son circled the bases. It took several seconds for the umpires and trainers to get out there but they found the ball still in Westmoreland's mitt - much to my chagrin. The play ended his summer as it broke his collar-bone. I remember thinking what a hard-nosed player.
This morning I was perusing the Boston Globe as I wanted to see what their take on the Cavs-Celtics game yesterday and I came across this devastating news. Please send your good wishes out to this young man:
Concern evident for Sox’ Westmoreland
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