MESA, Ariz. -- At least three times a week for nearly two months, A's Minor Leaguer Jesus Luzardo returned to his alma mater to go through his offseason throwing routine. Wednesday wasn't supposed to be any different in Parkland, Fla.
Except the pitcher was cautioned against showing up this time. A nightmare was unfolding at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High when the school's baseball coach texted Luzardo:
"There's a shooter."
Luzardo, just 20 and two years removed from his high school graduation, frantically attempted to reach some of the students he had been sharing a field with this winter.