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A drunk driver killed Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two friends in 2009, leaving Jon Wilhite as the sole survivor.

Wilhite suffered internal decapitation but survived surgery. UC Irvine doctors said at the time only four other people worldwide had recovered from the rare spinal injury.

Kurt Suzuki, Wilhite’s former teammate at Cal State Fullerton and now Angels manager, raised over $50,000 and provided critical support for Wilhite’s recovery.

“Wow!”

The performance needed no evaluation beyond the exclamation. Kurt Suzuki bounded out of the visiting clubhouse at Angel Stadium to catch up with his friend.

In 2009, in the first start of his first full major league season, the

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