Jim Edmonds’ second-inning home run could possibly be his last in the major leagues. Ironically, the homer came in a game between his two final big league teams, the Reds and the Brewers.
Battling an achilles’ problem all season, Edmonds felt a “pop” as he ran the bases following the home run.
“The first couple of steps, I felt like I completely popped it. I was just worried about what my next step was going to feel like. I had to slow down for a second. I realized my foot wasn’t falling off and I tried to keep jogging. It was pretty painful. It was just the same battle all year long. It gets better, it gets worse. This is the first time it’s really popped or felt like it tore. We’ll see what happens.”
Already considering retirement at the end of the season, if this is the end for Edmonds, what a way to go out? For all the activity a baseball player goes through in each game, it’s hard to believe the home run trot would ...
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