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Support from coaches, teammates has helped Arizona’s Tony Bullard heal

All signs pointed toward 2022 being a huge year for Tony Bullard. Instead it’s been one marked by physical trauma and personal tragedy.

Less than a week before Arizona was set to open the season at a tournament in Texas, Bullard injured his right shoulder diving for a ball in an intrasquad game. Diagnosed with a strained capsule, the junior third baseman missed those three games at Globe Life Field and seven more before slowly getting eased back into action.

The injury came less than a month after Bullard lost his father, Kim, who passed away Jan.