Yankees super-prospect shaped by instant he nearly lost his dad
TAMPA — A year ago at this time, Blake Rutherford was displaying high-end skills that had him projected to be a first-round pick. And not knowing that life was going to present him with a terrifying experience. Scouts drooled over the 6-foot-3, 195-pound lefty-swinging center fielder from Simi Valley, Calif., as Rutherford starred for Chaminade College...