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Former Phillies prospect thanks surgeon after life-altering eye injury
In June 2016, Philadelphia Phillies pitching prospect Matt Imhof was completing a typical postgame stretching routine and workout, using a tension band that was anchored to the clubhouse wall to stretch out his arms. When Imhof brought one of the bands up over his head, he felt the band lose its tension, sending the metal cleat that anchored the piece of equipment to the wall careening toward his face. The cleat hit him directly in his right eye in the perfect spot to rupture the globe.