CINCINNATI -- Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton has made two spectacular diving catches in the first two games of the season. Besides providing instant highlights, he also proved that his surgically-repaired right shoulder can handle making such plays.
Hamilton needed surgery in September to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder, stemming from an Aug. 18 diving play he made vs. the Royals.
"In Spring Training, when I dove for a couple, I was kind of worried about it," Hamilton said on Thursday. "Now in the season, I don't even think about it. I just want to make the play and not even think about the shoulder.