As his teammates hooted and hollered over a post-practice game of crossbar challenge at Toronto FC’s training ground on Tuesday, Steven Beitashour methodically continued running drills.
From afar, it looked like Beitashour was getting the short end of the stick. But after lacerating his pancreas during a violent collision with Montreal Impact defender Kyle Fisher during the Reds’ Canadian Championship-winning match in late June — an injury that landed Beitashour in the emergency room, required surgery and initially left him with tubes in his side to drain the wound — the wingback was happy to put in the work.