Miami’s Schlesinger proves doubters wrong, pitches despite tic disorder
Miami's Rafe Schlesinger (Photo by Eric Espada/Miami Hurricanes Athletics) Features Walter Villa - March 26, 2024 CORAL GABLES, Fla. — An e-mail nearly made Rafe Schlesinger cry. Schlesinger, a 6-3, 200-pound junior lefthander who is the Saturday starter for the Miami Hurricanes, deals with a tic disorder that manifests itself as twitches and other such mannerisms. But because he has successfully navigated his situation as a big-time student-athlete, nearly two dozen kids with similar disorders have contacted him over the past few years. They write to him looking for hope or inspiration … or both. “The first time it happened,...
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