Injuries have ruined the careers of many wonderful athletes. Long before many surgeries like Tommy John were commonplace, athletes would suffer a torn ligament or something similar and see their careers flash before their eyes. One member of the New York Mets you may remember who suffered this poor fate is Bob Apodaca.
I remember Apodaca well for his coaching career. He was the pitching coach for the Mets from 1996-1999. He followed that up with pitching coach gigs with the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies—the latter spanning from 2003-2012.
Before this, he was a pitcher for the Mets in the mid and late 1970s.