I read about this in the Calgary paper last week and thought it was a great story about doing the right thing. It’s a very rare situations in professional sport when a team believes a gesture is more important than the bottom line. This particular version is from ESPN Dallas.
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ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia baseball player Johnathan Taylor, who was partially paralyzed after breaking his neck during a collision in a game against Florida State on March 6, was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 33rd round of the amateur baseball draft on Wednesday.
“Anyone who ever saw J.T. play knows that if he didn’t have this tragic accident, he was going to play pro ball at some point.”– Georgia coach David Perno
“He’s a great kid and he’s going through a terrible time in his life and we thought this would be something to uplift him,” Kip Fagg, the Rangers’ director of amateur scouting, told ESPNDallas.com’s Richard Durrett. “I’ve seen the kid play since high school, he was a great player at Georgia.”
Taylor, who is completing rehab at the Shepherd Spinal Center in Atlanta, is paralyzed from the waist down but showing signs of improvement. He was released to the rehab facility’s day program last month.
“This was truly a classy move and a great gesture on the part of the Texas Rangers organization,” Georgia coach David Perno said in a statement released by the school.
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