TAMPA, Fla. — Tyler Zombro doesn’t remember being hit by the line drive that fractured his skull on June 3.
He has some recollection of the six days afterward that he spent in the hospital, of learning what happened after he was struck on the side of head while pitching for the Rays’ Triple-A Durham team.
How he had a seizure after collapsing face first on the mound. Underwent emergency surgery that required 16 titanium plates and 32 screws installed to stabilize his skull and reduce pressure on his brain. Temporarily lost motor skills on the left side of his body. And found talking difficult, with his speech slow and words hard to formulate.
