Slow Progress For UGA Baseball Player With Broken Neck

ATLANTA – Injured Georgia baseball player Johnathan Taylor has the use of his arms and is regaining strength after breaking his neck in an outfield collision, though doctors are unsure whether he’ll be able to regain the use of his legs.

Dr. Donald Peck Leslie, medical director of the Shepherd Center, said Thursday that Taylor is “breathing completely on his own and making progress every day.”

Taylor was hurt on March 6 and transferred to the Shepherd Center from St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens on March 11. He’s expected to stay at the rehabilitation hospital for about another month before beginning outpatient treatment.

The junior left fielder was injured when he collided with center fielder Zach Cone in the third inning of a home game against Florida State.