Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

The traces of fresh blue and black ink peeked out from under the athletic tape wrapped around Wilson Ramos’s left wrist. Ramos squatted behind a plate Tuesday morning, his first act during the first organized workout for Washington Nationals pitchers and catchers. Each time Ramos stabbed at a pitch, the ball nestled softly in his catcher’s mitt, and the tattoo on his forearm moved, ever so slightly, closer toward his heart.

The tattoo, etched last week, contains a Bible verse in Spanish, Philippians 4:13, that Ramos translated as, “I put everything in Jesus, because he has my back.” Emblazoned under the words is 11-11-11. On November 11, 2011, Venezuelan commandoes rescued Ramos from the men who approached him outside of his home, pointed guns at his head, threw him in a Chevy Captiva and held him captive for two days.

“I feel like I’m living again,” Ramos said. “I’ve got a new life.”

 

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