“I’ll be back, better than never”: Kevin Kiermaier contemplating his wobbly future with Tampa Bay after successful hip surgery
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Kevin Kiermaier gave out an affirmative information after his successful hip surgery on Friday saying he will be back better than ever. Kevin addressed an impingement and repair the labrum in his left hip. He said on Saturday that he’ll do “everything in my power” to get healthy and return to Gold Glove Award-winning form.
Kevin Kiermaier spoke a great deal about his future with the reporters since undergoing surgery, he said that the thought about playing the last game for Tampa Bay Rays when he played his last game in a Rays uniform on July 9 in Cincinnati.
“Throughout this month that I’ve been down, I’ve reflected on a lot of things, a lot of memories here,” Kevin Kiermaier said, leaning on crutches in front of his locker in the Rays’ clubhouse. “I’m going to try not to tear up, but I’ve learned that the things that can make me tear up and cry pretty easily are my kids and the Tampa Bay Rays. It’s been incredible.”
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Kevin Kiermaier discusses uncertainty of his MLB future team after confident recovery
Kevin Kiermaier added “I don’t know right now what the future holds. But right now, my job, my focus [is,] go get healthy and let’s see what happens, and I can answer certain things at a later date. But right now, I want to get healthy and go from there.”
“If July 9 were to be my last game with the Rays, it’s not the way I envisioned going out. Finishing the season and making a playoff run with these guys is what I envisioned,” Kevin Kiermaier said. “I want to be employed by someone. These guys know how I feel about them. But at the same time, I’ve been given every opportunity. And if there was still interest, we’d have to listen.
Kevin continued “I know one thing and one thing only, and this is someplace I love. So I’d be lying to you if I said I wouldn’t listen to anything. It’ll be interesting to see what happens moving forward, but for sure, I have interest.”
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