Fans see the highlights, not the reality. We battle mud-caked pitches, then...

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Fans see the highlights, not the reality. We battle mud-caked pitches, then head straight to our 9-to-5s. That physical grind doesn’t stop when the ref blows the final whistle. My piece explores the long-term toll this game takes on the average part-timer