Iraq veteran who lost leg in explosion tries out for Dodgers.
I love this! Cool story... He was the first amputee to return to active duty in the Navy, doing so after an IED explosion in Iraq took his lower left leg and led to 50 surgeries. Yesterday he did something else that was pretty impressive: he tried out for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
"Unless you were looking closely at his left leg, Jacobs' tryout was indistinguishable from most. He fielded a pair of ground balls cleanly but long-hopped both throws. A backhand was hit to his right side, but it went under his glove and rolled onto the outfield grass. Another backhand met Jacobs' glove cleanly, but he short-hopped that throw."
Sadly, that's not good enough for the big leagues, but since Jacobs said he was there for the experience, we can safely call this a success. source: wp and nbc.
"Unless you were looking closely at his left leg, Jacobs' tryout was indistinguishable from most. He fielded a pair of ground balls cleanly but long-hopped both throws. A backhand was hit to his right side, but it went under his glove and rolled onto the outfield grass. Another backhand met Jacobs' glove cleanly, but he short-hopped that throw."
Sadly, that's not good enough for the big leagues, but since Jacobs said he was there for the experience, we can safely call this a success. source: wp and nbc.