Field of Blue by Dan Stout

Bill Sullivan's MLB pitching career is shattered when he is injured in an accident caused by a drunk driver. Natalie, Bill's daughter, is in anguish because they had a fight a few hours before the accident. With a fractured hip, leg and back, doctors tell him to forget baseball. Bill vows to comeback, with the help and encouragement of his best friend, Jake, his daughter, his former opponent, and a blossoming new love, Megan.
Bill taps into his old anger at being orphaned while young, attacks his physical rehab. Recovering in the hospital, Bill and his friends, supporters of the Make A Wish Foundation, touch the life of a young fan awaiting surgery to remove a brain tumor.
Bill, Natalie, and Jake take a road trip to visit McCall, a special place in Bill's childhood that held good memories. A startling discovery is made, and Bill is reunited with part of his past. Returning from the road trip they see a terrible car accident and start CPR, saving the life of an injured teenage girl.
His comeback stalls and Bill is tempted by the promise of illegal performance enhancing drugs. Seeking any treatment and therapy, Bill is soon pitching harder and faster than ever. But his temper and anger terrify Megan and she breaks off the relationship. The League demands a drug test.
Bill and Megan repair their relationship and Bill learns he is going to be a father again. The Make a Wish Foundation asks the Dodgers to help an ill boy, Darren Smith. The team names Darren Smith an Honorary Coach and the baseball world rallies around. Coach Smith motivates the team but is unable to win his fight with cancer.
Bill wins his shot at redemption, securing the Dodgers trip to the World Series. When the fans rush the field to celebrate, Natalie is terribly injured in a freak accident and Bill sacrifices himself trying to save her.
Afterward, paralyzed from the waist down, Bill's career is over. In the end, the hard luck orphan learns he is not alone, and he is not the only one saved.