Parker Byrd, An East Carolina baseball player made history by becoming the first player to play in Division I baseball with a prosthetic leg. Byrd made his college debut with a prosthetic leg in the eighth innings of the Pirates’ season opener against the Rider.
The sophomore walked up to the plate to pinch-hit for designated hitter Chaz Myers, his entrance was followed by a large roar from the fans present at the Clark-LeClair stadium.
What. A. Moment. 🤟🏴☠️@parkerbyrd11 pic.twitter.com/qqkzVjfktj
— ECU Baseball (@ECUBaseball) February 16, 2024
Byrd’s entire family watched proudly from the stands, it became hard for them to control their tears as Byrd walked up to the plate with cheers all around.It was truly a heartwarming moment for everyone present there and for those who were not, ECU captured the moment.
All the feels as the Byrd family watched @parkerbyrd11 step into the batters box for the first time 🥹🤟 pic.twitter.com/G5h3kwR7wG
— ECU Baseball (@ECUBaseball) February 17, 2024
Byrd lost his leg in a boating accident, It has only been a year and a half since that incident and he has stunned everybody by playing NCAA Division 1 college baseball with a prosthetic leg, simply a fairy tale or rather a comeback story better than any Hollywood movie script.
when most people could hardly walk with a prosthetic leg and only dream of running, Byrd did something truly out of this world, That perseverance is worthy of the standing ovation Parker Byrd got from more than 5000 fans present in the stadium
What actually happened to Parker Byrd?
Byrd was set to begin his college baseball career in 2022 and was considered a top-25 recruit in the state of North Carolina by Perfect game. He had chances to get selected in the first 10 rounds of the MLB draft. But tragedy struck when Parker Byrd fell off a tube during a boat trip, as Parker Byrd approached the boat, his ski rope reportedly got caught in the propellor , which then hit his leg.
Parker Byrd’s mother opens up on the incident
Parker Byrd had to go through 22 surgeries in 45 days. Byrd’s mother opened up about the situation in a facebook post.
“We need prayers. We need so many prayers, now and in the days to come. We pray that he has a safe surgery. We pray that there is enough tissue to keep it mid calf. We pray that the infection stays away. We pray for the next days ahead. He will need more surgeries in the upcoming days because they are leaving the stump open to watch the tissue. We pray for pain control. We pray for P’s heartbreak and his state of mind. This is just incredibly hard.”
Despite the horrific situations, Byrd and his family kept on fighting and at last things were working out again. Surely things are different, certainly, it is still difficult but if there is one thing we know about Parker Byrd it is that he will simply not give up.
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