ANAHEIM -- Memorial Day bears special meaning to Braves second-year manager Brian Snitker. Justin Lansford, his son's good friend who served in Afghanistan, is one reason in particular.
Snitker said he texted Lansford "just let him know I was thinking about him" on Monday morning.
"I continually pray for him and his wife, and everything that he's been through and all the good that he's continuing to do now, even with his disability," he said. "He's doing amazing, and always has been."
Lansford, whose life was nearly lost because of injuries sustained in Afghanistan, lives in Tampa, Fla.