You play through the pain and continue to train for the upcoming games. Your mom worriedly clutches the fence as she watches you take batting practice with your dad. You decide to not tell your coach about your ankle.
You play the first game of the home stand, and your ankle doesn’t bother you that much. In fact, you played really well, going 2 for 3 with 2 RBI. It looks like you won’t have an issue the rest of the stretch.
But in the third game, you collide with the catcher sliding into home plate and suffer a broken wrist with several fully-torn ligaments. You also aggravated your weak ankle in the effort.
This time, you know you have to take the time to recover from your injuries and not rush the process. You get surgery to repair the ligaments, and after waiting for the incision to heal, you begin physical therapy for both your wrist and your ankle.
You recover, but you feel like you’re not the same player as you once were, and your stats show it. After a few shaky seasons, you get frustrated and decide to throw in the towel, saying goodbye to baseball for good.
The end.