PHOENIX -- When Thanksgiving rolls around next week, you can be sure there will be lots to be thankful for in the home of Evan and Allie Marshall.
Marshall, a right-hander for the D-backs, is on the road back to the big leagues after a nearly fatal incident on Aug. 3, when he was struck in the head by a line drive while pitching for Triple-A Reno in El Paso.
The injury caused swelling in his brain, and not only was his future on the mound in jeopardy, but his very life was as well.
"They didn't know if he was going to make it through the night," Allie Marshall said a few weeks after the line drive.