SPORTS
9A 10A — THE OBSERVER
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020
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BOLTON
By Tim Booth
“It was super easy from
an effi ciency standpoint —
the fl exibility helped you get
around faster,” she said.
The only thing that
hurt Bolton’s effi ciency in
gymnastics was an ability to
stay healthy. As she put it, “I
got hurt a lot,” and her pri-
mary nemesis in that regard
was the balance beam.
“Beam was the event
that always beat me up,”
she said, adding that her
biggest fear in the event was
“putting my face close to the
beam” on fl ips.
The worst injury she
suffered in gymnastics was
when the ligaments in her
sternum “tore and popped”
in a fall from the uneven
bars.
The fall didn’t require sur-
gery, she said, but did result
in a lengthy recovery, which
set her back from where she
needed to be in gymnastics.
Bolton made the decision
to focus on track full time at
14 when she entered high
school, but again she had to
work through injuries.
She said that during her
sophomore year, “I broke my
right foot and I didn’t know
it was broken, and so I kept
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The Associated Press
SEATTLE — The
Mariners are adding depth
to their outfi eld, agree-
ing Tuesday to a minor
league contract with former
All-Star Carlos González,
according to a person with
knowledge of the deal.
González’s deal is pend-
ing a successful physical,
the person told The Associ-
ated Press on the condition
of anonymity because the
team had not announced
the agreement. If added to
the 40-man roster, González
would get a one-year con-
tract with a $750,000 salary
in the major leagues.
USA Today fi rst reported
the deal.
González is several years
removed from being at
his best when he was in
Colorado. González was
an All-Star in 2012-13 and
2016 with the Rockies. The
34-year-old played with the
Rockies through 2018 when
he hit .276 with 16 home
runs and 64 RBIs in 132
games for Colorado.
Last season, González
signed a minor league deal
with Cleveland and was
David Zalubowski/AP fi le photo
In this, April 11, 2018, fi le photo, Colorado Rockies’
Carlos Gonzalez tosses his bat after striking out.
young players and a glut of
corner outfi elders. But the
unknown status of Mitch
Haniger following core
muscle surgery has opened
up an opportunity in right
fi eld, at least early in the
season. González is likely
to be lumped in with the
likes of Jake Fraley, Braden
Bishop and Kyle Lewis in
competition for the corner
outfi eld spots until Haniger
returns.
called up by the Indians in
mid-April. He appeared in
30 games, then was cut.
González latched on with
the Cubs, lasted just 15
games and was released in
late June. He batted .200 in
145 plate appearances and
did not play during the fi nal
three months of the season.
González would appear
to be a longshot to make
Seattle’s roster with the
Mariners focus on their
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“It was just a little bit of
a fl uke deal,” he said, “and
that seemed to motivate
her even more because it
made her mad. She couldn’t
do anything for a while.
Sometimes the best way to
realize how much you want
to do something is to not be
able to do it.”
The coach also pointed
to Bolton’s work outside of
the track season as reason
for her breakout sophomore
campaign.
“She had an excellent
summer of training,” he
said. “She worked hard over
Christmas break. It’s easy
to train hard while we’re in
session. It’s what you do in
the offseason that defi nes
how good of a year you’re
going to have. This didn’t
just happen overnight.”
And, he added, if Bolton
stays healthy and can
continue to improve, there’s
no limit to what she could
attain, both in the indoor
and outdoor season.
“She’s had really good
training,” Welch said. “She
gets a couple years of (good
training) in, it could be
interesting” to see what she
accomplishes.
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I was overcompensating.”
Even in college, Bolton’s
had to battle off the in-
jury bug. Though she was
already redshirting during
last spring’s outdoor season,
she suffered a labrum tear
and a partial rotator cuff
tear.
But Bolton has shown
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“A lot of the recovery is
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