Houston Dynamo forward Erick Torres finished third in voting for the MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award, the league announced today. Seattle Sounders FC forward Clint Dempsey won the annual award, which honors a player who has overcome injuries and/or adversity in order to achieve success during the regular season.
Dempsey was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat last year, and was forced to miss the final 10 games of the regular season and the entirety of the Audi 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs. He was cleared for a return in 2017, and scored a goal in his first match in six months and led Sounders FC this season with 12 goals and five assists.