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Jamie Moyer, at 49 years old, has made it back in the big leagues.
Jamie Moyer, at 49 years old, has made the Colorado Rockies starting rotation.
Jamie Moyer, at 49 years old, has made the Colorado Rockies starting rotation.
Juan Nicasio needs no reminders of the frightening line drive last summer that fractured his skull, broke his neck and nearly killed him.
Colorado Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio fractured his neck when he was struck by a line drive.
Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy said pitcher Juan Nicasio was much improved and could be at Coors Field on Monday when the team returns from a seven-game trip.
It's been 30 days since a line drive by Ty Wigginton struck John Lannan in the face. It had been only two since Colorado Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio was carted off the field Friday night on a stretcher and later underwent neck surgery after Ian Desmond's line drive hit him in the head.
Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio underwent neck surgery early Saturday to stabilize a fractured vertebra after being struck in the head by a line drive.
Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio underwent neck surgery Saturday to stabilize a fracture after he was struck in the head by a line drive.
The minute Ian Desmond's line drive connected with the right side of Juan Nicasio's head, nothing else mattered. Not the Nationals' lead, which was two runs at the time, not the hit, which was the first of four on the night for Desmond.
Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio was hit in the head by a line drive and carted off the field in the second inning of Colorado's game against the Nationals.
Nicasio, who never lost consciousness when he got hurt last summer, said he had no flashbacks, even when Sogard sent the screamer whizzing past him.
Juan Nicasio's incredible comeback takes another huge step →
"Yeah, I'm not thinking about what happened last year," Nicasio said. "I'm not thinking nothing about that. Now, it's a new season, you know? I don't think about last year."
Juan Nicasio's incredible comeback takes another huge step →
