ECU Baseball Player Appears in Game With Prosthetic Leg After Boating Accident

Parker Byrd during an NCAA college baseball game against Rider in Greenville, N.C., on Feb. 16, 2024. East Carolina University via AP

GREENVILLE, N.C.—East Carolina sophomore Parker Byrd appeared in Friday’s season-opening win against Rider with a prosthetic leg after having part of his right leg amputated following a 2022 boating accident.

The school said he is the first NCAA Division I athlete to play in a game with a prosthetic leg. Athletics spokesman Malcolm Gray said the Byrd family researched for any other examples.