Red Sox: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly at Fenway Park
By Rick McNair
Jim Rice stays cool
To hit major league pitching you have to have quick reflexes and make decisions in fractions of a second. Sometimes that trait is carried forward when unfortunate circumstances present themselves and for Hall of Fame player Jim Rice, his reaction time may have saved a child.
The situation is well documented in this video if a few years ago, but the picture itself is all you need to see as Rice cradles a four-year-old struck by a foul ball. While others sat momentarily stunned Rice quickly grabbed the child and rushed him to the clubhouse for medical attention.
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This represented – at least from my view – one of the most poignant memories from Fenway Park and certainly one for the actions of a great ball player.