Just four months ago, Jamie Westbrook was on the brink of making the major leagues.
The 25-year-old outfielder received a non-roster spring training invitation from the San Francisco Giants at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Ariz. He spent the previous six seasons in the Diamondbacks’ minor league system and sensed his time in the big leagues was on the horizon.
“Everything was looking up at that moment,” he said. “I was feeling good about making it to that next level,. But then everything just got out of control.”
Just as things were coming together, Westbrook’s future was turned upside down.