But this one will be especially awe-worthy, featuring a 7-year-old girl with a 3D-printed hand.
The resulting lack of blood flow to her arm meant that her right hand didn’t fully develop—she’s missing three fingers and has an underdeveloped thumb and pinky on her right hand.
While she can do lots of things with her left hand, some things really take two.
And in Hailey’s baseball-crazy family, not being able to hold a bat with both hands was a huge blow.
At age 4, Hailey’s doctors told her parents that prosthetics just aren’t feasible for a child who will quickly outgrow them.
Her 3D-printed hand has changed not only Hailey’s quality of life but how scientists are thinking about flexible, accessible, comfortable robotic hands.
Saturday’s game will be her World Series debut, but it won’t be the last you hear from her. »