South Carolina tight end Hayden Hurst had to lose everything in one sport before finding himself in another.
And what Hurst lost was the ability to throw a baseball for strikes – or anywhere near its intended target.
“Couldn’t even play catch on the foul line, just how, like, kids do. I don’t know what it was,” said Hurst, who played parts of three seasons in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
“My first season was fine. I actually did really well my first season. Then I came back and kind of developed that. It’s pretty bizarre.”