Jerry Davich

Metro columnist

The softball player ran hard around the bases, tagging third and heading for home. Just a few feet away, he stopped abruptly, crumbled into the dirt, and grabbed his leg.

It looked like he tweaked his hamstring or twisted a knee. He yelled out in pain. A few players gathered around him. He ignored their concerns, jumped up, and hobbled off the field.

“Walk it off!” a female fan in the bleachers yelled to him.

He tried, hopping on one leg to the dugout before plopping down on the bench in pain. I just happened to record a video of the play for a social media post about men’s softball leagues. My 42-year-old son is on a team, so I swung by on my bike to watch a recent game.

Everything looked pretty typical — the familiar sound of a bat hitting a ball, guys

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