Fewer than 24 hours after Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson broke his thumb last June, he jogged onto the field at Busch Stadium for pregame warmups.
Stephenson knew he was going to be out for at least a month, but he wanted to do something. So he caught double play flips from the Reds' shortstops. When the Reds’ trainers noticed what was happening, they sprinted out to second base to stop it.
Before last year, Stephenson had never broken any bones. Then in 2022, he broke a thumb and his clavicle as he missed most of the season.