Dodgers Dugout: It would be easy for the Dodgers to cut ties with Andrew Toles and wish him well. Instead, they have renewed his contract every year so Toles, 30, can keep his health insurance. They did so again this year. It shouldn’t go unnoticed.
, “but nothing that God and I can’t handle. Schizophrenia, it’s just so tough. I mean, he can’t even watch TV. He hears voices and the TV at the same time, so it’s kind of confusing. I’ve seen him looking at some baseball games on his laptop, but I don’t think he really understands what’s going on. I just want him to have a chance in life. That’s all. Just to be healthy, live a normal life.”
It would be easy for the Dodgers to cut ties with Toles and wish him well. Instead, they have renewed his contract every year so Toles, 30, can keep his health insurance. They did so again this year. It’s a classy gesture that shouldn’t go unnoticed., who signed with the team in 2017, injured his shoulder in spring training and never pitched an inning for the team.
“I love this,” Koehler said on Twitter. “Saw it first hand how they treated me when I could provide nothing for them. I am not surprised they are helping Andrew. It’s bigger than sports.” I would guess that almost all of us have a friend or family member who has suffered from a mental illness. While it seems unlikely that Toles will ever play in the majors again, let’s hope that he can just enjoy life again. And if things work out perfectly and he’s able to return to Dodger Stadium one day to throw out the first pitch or just wave from the stands, let’s hope there’s a sellout crowd on hand to give him a standing ovation.
The money is on Pepiot, but there’s one other intriguing candidate who probably won’t get the job but would get it if you just go by numbers.isn’t even on the 40-man roster, but he has had an exceptional spring, striking out 14 in 6 2/3 innings, giving up five hits and two walks. Last season, with three minor league teams, he had a 1.48 ERA in 121 2/3 innings, striking out 168, walking 44 and giving up 92 hits.
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