The Athletic: Twenty years after his World Series moment, Scott Spiezio puts his life back together

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https://theathletic.com/3578407/2022/09/09/scott-spiezio-angels-recovery/
 

Twenty years after his World Series moment, Scott Spiezio puts his life back together

Sam Blum

Sep 9, 2022

MORRIS, Ill.  — From the top of his head to the bottom of his feet, Scott Spiezio had turned yellow. His skin was discolored. He was clearly jaundiced. Yet he refused to go to the hospital.

It was April 4, 2018. And Spiezio had spent the last 13 years in a self-destructive spiral. Of all the inexplicable decisions he had made in that time, this was perhaps the most mind-boggling. He was ignoring indisputable signs of an at-risk liver.

Over the course of his decade-plus addiction, Spiezio was told numerous times that his liver enzymes were dangerously elevated. He often responded by staying clean just long enough to quell the danger, if not eliminate it. He didn’t take the threat seriously this time, either…

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[HanfordGuy]

I’m happy to read Spiezio is doing good and teaching hitting to a new generation of ball players. It’s been a rough and difficult 20 years since the HR that changed Angels history. For those struggling with addiction, there is hope.

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I wish the best of health for Scott and hope he expels the demons from his life once and for all.

Still the most important hit in Angels' history.