Drew Robinson returned to professional baseball on Thursday night, going hitless in his first game since surviving a suicide attempt and losing his right eye last year.
Playing right field and hitting eighth, Robinson struck out in each of his four at-bats for the Sacramento River Cats, the San Francisco Giants' Triple-A affiliate, who beat the Las Vegas Aviators, 8-1.
On an 88-degree night in Las Vegas, where Robinson was born and raised, the crowd acknowledged him with vociferous cheers, honoring the remarkable comeback from nearly losing his life to being one step shy of the major leagues.