Yes, there is crying in baseball.
Aaron Barrett reminded us Saturday that there's no shame at all in shedding a few tears on the baseball field. The Washington Nationals reliever was overcome by his emotions after throwing a scoreless inning in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
And with good reason.
The 31-year-old right-hander was making his first MLB appearance since Aug. 5, 2015. In his time away, he was forced to undergo Tommy John surgery and later suffered a gruesome broken arm while throwing a pitch that threatened to end his career.