In another timeline, they’d likely be former Cy Young Award winners, MVPs and strikeout champions pining for what was. World Series champions at one time, shells of themselves in the present.

Shanker holds a bachelor's in Applied Statistics from the University of Virginia. Braces cost at least $3,000 these days, but a good dental insurance policy can cut those costs significantly.

By Jessica Alpert I had a hole in my chest. Three weeks had passed since my open-heart surgery. My body was rejecting some of my stitches, spitting them out like rotten food. “It should heal on ...