Aroldis Chapman Injury: What Do You Do?

Aroldis Chapman, 2010 (From Wikipedia)

Imagine you have a son, and he has a hobby. It's a good hobby; you know this because he enjoys doing it, and loads of people tell you he is really good at it. Soon enough, some people who represent that hobby approach you and your son about taking part in an annual contest centred around that hobby. You would feel really proud, not because people want your son to participate in this contest, but because your son excelled and did something wonderful with his hobby. ^_^

Such was the case when the father of Cincinnati Reds star closer Aroldis Chapman went to Arizona to watch his son participate in a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals. Baseball is a big deal in their native land of Cuba, so for Chapman to play in the majors is a big deal. However, a seemingly proud moment for father and son was almost taken away by a freak accident.



In the video, the man in the white striped shirt arriving at the scene was Aroldis' father. The comebacker ricocheted off the star reliever's face just above his right eye.


I don't have kids, but my Dad witnessed some of my early sports moments as I grew up in Southern Ontario. I don't know what it's like to be on the outside watching someone you love go through something like that. The baseball world family and its fans is certainly with Aroldis Chapman tonight, and so is his father, too.