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“When you’re sick and potentially dehydrated, the tax of pitching in a game wasn’t worth it,” Roberts said.

He attempts to create areas on the pitch in which his team have more players than the opponents, such as the flanks.

Sarah said Reynolds posted a photo on his Instagram account of the family spreading Aiden's ashes on the pitch in March, and another photo with the gift he gave to them last Saturday.

However, catchers — even backup catchers — are typically valued more for their unique skills at calling games, blocking 100-mph pitches in the dirt and throwing out would-be base stealers than for their versatility.

With just weeks to go before Oasis storms the Rose Bowl for two sold-out shows in September — its first Los Angeles concerts in 15 years— anticipation reached a fever pitch in Hollywood on Wednesday morning.