On Friday, I had a chance to catch up with former Portsmouth High School and Boston Red Sox farmhand Ryan Westmoreland, who underwent surgery to remove a cavernous malformation from his brain stem on March 16. Check out Monday's edition of The Daily News to read the story.
Once a week, Westmoreland, who was named the team's top prospect before the surgery, goes down to Cardines Field to get back to baseball. He throws, runs the bases and takes groundballs. These were things he couldn't do three weeks ago.
I wasn't sure what to expect to see, but considering the circumstances, I was blown away by how far he's come in three months. He's throwing motion is spot on, and while he has trouble sprinting up the line, he's certainly getting there. These are things that will get better with time.
Like I said to Ryan's father, Ron Westmoreland, I wouldn't be completely stunned should he make it back to professional baseball. And nobody is rooting for him more than this writer.
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