JT Riddle felt the strength leave his shoulder the moment of impact, when it struck the infield while he was diving for a ground ball hit up the middle. It was July. The Marlins were playing the Phillies.
The rookie shortstop’s season ended then and there.
“My arm was just dead,” Riddle said. “I caught the ball and tried to push myself off the ground [to make the throw]. But I couldn’t. I had nothing in my left arm to get off the ground.”
Riddle hasn’t played since.
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