With the 2018 MLB season fully underway, 99.9% of my baseball time is dedicated to the Chicago Cubs. The other .1% of my baseball time is dedicated to watching incredible plays, outstanding performances, and just overall great baseball stories.
So here’s that .1%.
I came across a video last night on Twitter dot com of a one-armed high school catcher named Luke Terry. Playing the game with one arm is very rare but any baseball fan will tell you they remember watching a MLB pitcher named Jim Abbott do it all throughout his career. Abbott was born without a right hand but he did not let that stop him from having a ten-year career in the MLB.
Hell, he even threw a no-hitter.
Although much younger and without the MLB experience (so far), what Luke Terry is doing is just as impressive. The high school freshman from Tennessee had his right arm amputated at 19 months due to complications from an infection but he has not let that slow him from being his team’s catcher as well as batting third in the lineup.
This is simply amazing.
This is absolutely amazing. This is my buddy’s son up to bat but please watch the catcher. Let’s make this guy known! 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/M6goz7VYa1
— Tony Austin ⚾™ (@TonyAustin_10) April 1, 2018
Big shout out to cornersville's middle school catcher. With the use of one arm, this guy is getting it done. What a stud. pic.twitter.com/4rhPycFGyY
— Travis Holland (@tholland25) April 13, 2017
If this doesn’t motivate you on this lovely Monday, then I don’t know what will.
Best of luck to Luke and his team this season.
