4-4-23: No way Jose: an improbable comeback

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This week I am telling great comeback stories and today’s story is about Jose Rijo of the Cincinnati Reds. 

Rijo washed out of the Oakland A’s organization but had a great career with the Reds winning a World Series in which he won two games and went to an All-Star Game. But his career was cut short with shoulder and elbow injuries at age 31. He tried and tried to get back to the big leagues but injuries kept him out more than five years. 

He even ended up on the Hall of Fame ballot which only happens for players who have not played for five years after retirement. But Rijo was not retired and his arm finally healed enough for him to begin pitching again. Listen to today’s short to hear how he made an improbable comeback all the way to the Major Leagues again after not pitching for half a decade. 

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