He’s not supposed to be here. He’s not supposed to have a chance. Aaron Barrett’s comeback is full of miracles. But he wants one more.
Aaron Barrett is attempting a major comeback after what likely should have been a career-ending injury. By Jesse Dougherty Jesse Dougherty Reporter covering the Washington Nationals. Email Bio Follow March 8 at 9:54 AM WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Aaron Barrett is already a miracle.
It was July 2016 in Viera, Fla., on a back field at the Nationals’ old spring training site. Barrett was like any other rehabbing major league reliever. He was drafted by Washington in 2010 and a key part of their bullpen four years later, pumping mid-90s heat with a biting slider. Then his arm felt sore in 2015 after he appeared in 30 of the Nationals’ first 60 games. Then he couldn’t feel his fingers, an MRI revealed damage to his ulnar collateral ligament and he underwent Tommy John surgery.
“When the surgery was finished, the doctors and medical staff just wanted my arm to work again, to be able to hold any weight, be lifted up,” Barrett said. “They weren’t thinking about it throwing a baseball.”[‘This is no way to live’: Former Nationals pitcher Micah Bowie is in a fight for his life] “Nothing about throwing a baseball as hard as you can is natural, so you have to have a ton of trust in your body and arm,” Menhart said. “I cannot imagine what Aaron had to go through, from a mental standpoint, to do it again. I can’t imagine what it was like to start over after what happened.”
“My arm isn't going anywhere, my arm is bionic and it's not going anywhere,” said Barrett, hinting at all the screws keeping his elbow intact. “Hopefully I get to play for another 10 years with the arm that I have. It’s going to be fine. I know that 100 percent. I am fully confident that nothing is going to happen.”This long and winding comeback is dotted with milestones, stacking up like a pile of old magazines, from the moment Barrett’s arm snapped to right now.
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