When the Jays did not use him in a closing situation in June, manager John Gibbons explained that Osuna was not feeling well. That might have been the end of the story, had Osuna not done something extraordinary the next day. “I wasn’t able to pitch for a couple days, so I decided to tell the people what was going on with me,” Osuna said. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting almost 1 in 5 American adults, according to the Anxiety and Depression Assn. Every major league team either has a mental health professional on staff or an association with one, said Dan Halem, the league’s chief legal officer.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 19, 2017 21:11 UTC