...fwiw; "I give everything I have every time I take the ball. With that, I also know that there will always be a risk of injury when playing this game that I love. Right now I feel that the most important thing for me is to keep my head up, remain focused on the task at hand and devote all my energy into healing the injury in order to come back strong," he said. "I want to apologize to the Yankees organization, my teammates and our fans for not being able to help during this time. I accept this injury as a challenge, but I promise to do everything I can to overcome this setback and return to the mound as soon as possible."
Masahiro is a very formal; humble man...! The 1st time I can recall any player apologizing for a freak injury...
Ah yes, I did forget about Hideki, got to admire the humility, of players with this work ethic. Something MLB needs more of in its players. Esp those like Shrek, Lackey, plenty of others....who are arrogant/pompous and have no clue what being humble means.
They need to bring more Japanese players, because you're not going to find that type of culture in the western hemisphere. How many times has Teixeria apologized for all his injuries?
Exactly, such graceful approaches by these players, is ingrained from Eastern Culture.... Gassho....(formal bow greeting).... Maybe MLB needs to hire a Zen Master, for MLB Ethics Training amongst its arrogant millionaires. What little humility some players had as kids, more than fly out the window when they sign a Big Money Contract. To many forget their personal roots, or life's hardships when they were kids, dreaming of playing MLB. A Honor not a Right...!
