New York Yankees pitcher Danny Farquhar has returned to the mound for the first time since suffering a brain hemorrhage.
Farquhar's spring training appearance for the Yankees on Saturday was his first game since the 32-year-old reliever collapsed in the Chicago White Sox dugout on April 20 because of a ruptured aneurysm and brain hemorrhage.
The right-hander got one out and was charged with five runs in an 8-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
'I felt great out there,' Farquhar said.
Danny Farquhar's spring training appearance for the New York Yankees on Saturday (above) was his first game since he collapsed in the Chicago White Sox dugout in April because of an aneurysm
'I was happy to be back on the mound. Obviously, the results weren't great but I call it a good day. I felt like a baseball player, again.'
Farquhar allowed three hits and walked two while throwing 19 pitches in the fourth inning. He is in camp with the Yankees on a minor league deal.
'The fact that he's on the mound and gotten to this point is pretty awesome,' Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.
'I found myself a little more emotional than I even thought. Even though it didn't go great, I think he really appreciated how special it was for him to be back out on a mound.'
Farquhar's teammates moved to the top step of the third base dugout and clapped as he walked off the mound with his glove held in his right hand.
'It felt like for better or for worse they had my back,' Farquhar said.
Farquhar had surgery the day after collapsing last year and was hospitalized for nearly three weeks after suffering a ruptured aneurysm and brain hemorrhage
Farquhar posted a photo on Instagram of a sign his children created for him ahead of his first appearance again on Saturday
