Thursday, 5 July 2012

A's slugger Reddick learned resilience from dad (Yahoo! Sports)

FILE - In this June 25, 2012 file photo, Oakland Athletics right fielder Josh Reddick catches a fly ball from Seattle Mariners' Justin Smoak in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Seattle. Reddick learned how to play baseball from a father who lost the use of his hands in a freak accident with a power line. He was cut by his middle school team twice and disregarded by the Boston Red Sox before the season in exchange for an All-Star closer. Reddick's resilience has overcome it all, leading the Athletics in home runs and becoming one of the American League's best defensive outfielders. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- A day after his dad missed his first birthday, Josh Reddick ran away from his father when he walked through the door. Not because he harbored any resentment or bitterness - or could even understand those feelings at that age. Simply staring at a man whose left hand had been amputated and right reduced to three crumpled fingers left the toddler terrified.




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