'I was OK with not living': What happens when an All-Star pitcher suffers from depression

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Danny Graves knew how he ended up on the side of the road, but he couldn’t answer why.

Graves was only four years removed from signing a three-year, $17.25 million contract extension with the Cincinnati Reds. Three years earlier, he had made his second All-Star team.

Now, none of the 30 Major League Baseball teams would give him a spot in their organizations.