In the middle of the 2017 MLB season, Diamondbacks catcher Chris Herrmann and wife, Shelby, nearly lost their son midway through the pregnancy. David Wallace/The Republic
Lying on her side, her legs propped up by pillows, Shelby Herrmann felt a guilt she knew was misplaced. Every night last summer, she watched her husband’s season unfold on television. She saw the frustration on his face. She couldn’t shake the notion it was her – her body – that was causing it all.
Her husband, Chris, the Diamondbacks’ backup catcher, was having a terrible year.