With dad in stands, Josh Tomlin comes through for Indians
Indians take 2-1 lead in World Series with win at Wrigley Field
When Josh Tomlin’s night was done and he made the walk to Cleveland’s dugout, his eyes scanned the Wrigley Field crowd searching for his dad.
Jerry Tomlin was there – at the World Series – just like they both had dreamed.
With his dad watching from a wheelchair, Tomlin pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings Friday night as the Indians spoiled a game Chicago fans had waited 71 years to see by blanking the Cubs 1-0 in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the Series.
On a historic night in one of baseball’s grandest ballparks, the Tomlins’ story was as sweet as it gets.
Jerry Tomlin nearly died two months ago from a circulatory malformation that has left him paralyzed from the chest down. He spent two months in the Baylor Rehab Institute in Dallas before being released on Josh’s birthday, which happened to be the day the Indians clinched the AL Pennant.
And although he can’t walk, and faces a daunting future, Jerry wasn’t going to miss seeing Josh pitch in the Series.