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OWELL -- The Spinners will honor 2009 alumnus Ryan Westmoreland with "Ryan Westmoreland Day," retiring his No. 25 in a special ceremony June 25 at LeLacheur Park.
Westmoreland, a Portsmouth, R.I. native, starred for the Spinners 2009 Stedler Division Champion team. As a 19-year-old, Westmoreland was a New York-Penn League All-Star and was named the best prospect in the league and in the Red Sox organization by Baseball America, ranking 21st in the game following the season.
It was following his standout season as he prepared for his second season that Westmoreland's career was derailed by a cavernous malformation on his brain, requiring multiple surgeries that despite his valiant rehab efforts led to retirement from the game in March of 2013.
Read more: http://www.lowellsun.com/baseball/ci_25955552/westmoreland-first-have-jersey-retired#ixzz351hMNqfC
OWELL -- The Spinners will honor 2009 alumnus Ryan Westmoreland with "Ryan Westmoreland Day," retiring his No. 25 in a special ceremony June 25 at LeLacheur Park.
Westmoreland, a Portsmouth, R.I. native, starred for the Spinners 2009 Stedler Division Champion team. As a 19-year-old, Westmoreland was a New York-Penn League All-Star and was named the best prospect in the league and in the Red Sox organization by Baseball America, ranking 21st in the game following the season.
It was following his standout season as he prepared for his second season that Westmoreland's career was derailed by a cavernous malformation on his brain, requiring multiple surgeries that despite his valiant rehab efforts led to retirement from the game in March of 2013.
Read more: http://www.lowellsun.com/baseball/ci_25955552/westmoreland-first-have-jersey-retired#ixzz351hMNqfC
