Durham Bulls' RHP Brent Honeywell made his return to the mound this spring after not one year away, but four. The righty has undergone four surgeries on his elbow in the last four years.
>>> IT IS OPENING >>> MINOR-LEAGUE BASEBALL WAS SORELY MISSED AS A GATHERING SPOT FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS IN 2020. WE ARE NOT OF THE WAS WITH THIS PANDEMIC BUT BASEBALL IS BACK IN DURHAM. KACY HINTZ JOINS US WITH A LIVE PREVIEW OF OPENING DAY. >> Reporter: CHRIS, WHEN MINOR- LEAGUE BASEBALL RETURNED LAST WEEK, MOST OF THESE GUYS OUT HERE HAD AND PLAYED A MEANINGFUL GAME IN OVER A YEAR. THAT IS PALE IN COMPARISON TO THE NEARLY 4 YEARS THAT PITCHER BRENT HONEYWELL JR. MISSED BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE SURGERIES. HE SAYS HE WOULD NOT GIVE ANY OF IT BACK. >> EVERYBODY TAKES DIFFERENT THINGS AWAY FROM THE GAME OF BASEBALL. NO JOURNEY IS THE SAME. THAT IS THE COOL PART ABOUT THIS GAME. >> Reporter: HIS JOURNEY ONCE HAD HIM AT THE TOP OF BASEBALL'S PROSPECTS LIST. THAT JOURNEY WAS THROWN A CURVEBALL IN 2018 THAT BEGAN WITH TOMMY JOHN SURGERY, FOLLOWED BY THREE MORE OPERATIONS ON HIS THROWING ARM. >> I WAS UNDER WATCHFUL EYES THE LAST FEW YEARS. IT WAS DEFINITELY A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT. THAT PUT ME IN A BETTER SPOT THAN I HAD REALLY IMAGINED COMING BACK FROM THE TIME I MISSED OUT. >> Reporter: HE SAYS HE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT FAMILY SUPPORT. WHO HE REALLY CREDITS IS THE TAMPA BAY RAYS ORGANIZATION. >> I HAVE NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR THESE GUYS. THEY STUCK WITH ME FOR FOUR YEARS. IT PROBABLY WASN'T EASY TO DO. THEY DO A HECK OF A JOB HERE. >> Reporter: THEY BACKED UP THEIR COMMITMENT WHEN HONEYWELL WAS CALLED UP LAST MONTH TO MAKE HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT. THE PITCHING COACH ADVICE, TAKE IT ALL IN. >> I DID. I TOOK IT IN AND I HAD A FEW GOOD INNINGS. THERE WAS A LOT OF FUN. IT WAS SOMETHING I HAVE WANTED TO DO SINCE I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD. IT IS SOMETHING YOU CAN'T PUT INTO WORDS. >> Reporter: ALTHOUGH THE OPTION DOWN TO THE BULLS, FOR HONEYWELL, RIGHT NOW IT IS ALL ABOUT STAYING THE COURSE. >> BEING ON THE FIELD IS A BLESSING IN ITSELF. I CAN GO OUT AND PITCH EVERY THIRD OR FIFTH DAY, WHATEVER THEY NEED, THAT IS DEFINITELY A PLUS FOR ME. GETTING ON THE FIELD HEALTHY IS DEFINITELY NUMBER ONE.
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