It is a ritual of spring, baseball. Brad Patt is the father of two sons who he has coached for years.

He’s also seen glory turn to injury in a heartbeat from both sides of the baseline.

Dr. Patt is also board certified as an ear, nose and throat specialist and a plastic surgeon. One of his patients was 14-year-old Edward Banner.   

“His first visit, he actually had the laces of the ball imprinted on his cheek,” said Patt.

“(The ball) it went off inside of my bat and fouled-off right in my eye,” said Banner, who ended up with three separate fractures in his face.

The first baseman’s injury is hardly unusual.

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