He gives them a lot of praise for developing him into the speedster he is now, via a 2023 interview on MLB Tonight ... slide rather than going in head first. "Don't get a scrape or a scab ...
Softball players had a significantly higher rate of injury (42 per 1000 slides) than did baseball players (4.9 per 1000 slides). Headfirst slides led to more injuries than feetfirst slides in ...