Sadly, 40-year-old pitching arms don’t last forever.
This past Sunday, 40-year-old Blue Jay Ramon Ortiz suffered the worst fate a pitcher could imagine. In the third inning of a start against the San Diego Padres, Ortiz threw a 76 m.p.h. off-speed pitch for a ball and quickly collapsed on the mound.
At first it seemed as though Ortiz's knee simply buckled on him, but when he ignored the catcher's attempt to return the ball it was clear something more serious was happening.
