A crutch on each arm, Steven Souza Jr. made his way slowly onto a dais, then gingerly lowered himself into a chair. As he spoke, his eyes had their usual intensity, but his voice sometimes wavered and cracked.
Less than two weeks removed from suffering a devastating knee injury, Souza sounded as if he had made peace with what happened, had come to grips with what it meant for his future. But it seemed he hadn’t yet accepted what it meant for those around him. In his mind, he had let down not only his teammates and his organization, but also Diamondbacks fans.