Shoemaker grateful for support after injury

ANAHEIM — Matt Shoemaker was back at Angel Stadium on Sunday and plans to stick around for the Angels’ final homestand next week.

Shoemaker, with a visible scar on the side of his head, spoke with reporters for the first time since Sept. 4, when he was struck in the head by a line drive and underwent surgery to halt bleeding on his brain. It wasn’t the right-hander’s first day back at the stadium, but he still had teammates welcoming him back in person and get-well cards from fans waiting in his locker.

“The guys are great. It’s just welcoming, happy to see me,” Shoemaker said.

Since the surgery, Shoemaker has been heavily observed by the team’s medical staff with MRIs and other tests. Outside of that, he’s been laying low and watching his 1-year-old son Brady at home.

Shoemaker and his wife Danielle have also discovered a support network of past players and wives who have gone through the same terrifying ordeal.

“The awesome thing is that all their wives reached out to my wife, which was great,” Shoemaker said. “You know the …

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