oh, it hit feltner. >> reporter: feltner taking a 92 mile per hour line drive to the back of the headiladelphia phillies in may. >> and a line drive. oh, man. >> reporter: fans gasping as feltner dropped to the dirt face down. what do you remember about what happened? >> i remember everything. working through all of that was a journey. >> reporter: feltner suffering from a fractured skull and concussion, eventually escorted off the field on his feet. his rehabilitation slow an steady. >> daily activities were pretty tough in the beginning. couldn't make breakfast. couldn't do anything really for myself. >> swing and miss! >> reporter: after months of rehab last week the 27-year-old got his first major league start since the injury pitching five scoreless innings, five strikeouts, with his fastball nearing 99 miles per hour. his team inspired by his recovery. >> to have a come back after his type of injury was uplifting for us. >> reporter: feltner now wearing a protective shield under his hat when he plays made from the same type of material used to protect hitters' elbows and chins.

. >> this is the moment that could have ended everything for colorado rockies pitcher ryan feltner andking a 92 mile per hour line drive to the back of the head in a game against the philadelphia phillies in may. suffering from a fractured skull and a concussion and this morning, he's telling his story to gma. did you fear you might not be able to play the game of baseball ever again? >> yeah, there's there were there were fears at the beginning of that. you know, every day activities were tough. you know, we had four months to work through things. so when we got to that point, that's kind of when it became clear that that i was going to do it again. >> and we'll have much more of ryan feltner's remarkable recovery coming up at 7 a.m. with your gma. first look, i'm whit johnson, abc news, new york . >> bruce springsteen is postponing the remainder of his 2023 concerts for treatment of peptic ulcer disease. the schedule includes two shows in san francisco in december. a statement says springsteen is steadily recovering, but the shows are being delayed until 2024, out of an abundance of

ryan feltner of rockies suffered a skull fracture and concussion when he was hit by a line drive back in may. he tells good morning america his four month rehab was slow and steady . >> daily activities were pretty tough in the beginning. i couldn't make breakfast, couldn't do anything really for myself. and then things gradually got easier. i think the biggest thing was balance issues. you know, there was vertigo in the beginning. >> later on good morning america , his return to the mound and how he explains his injury gave him a new perspective on life. >> now to the most dramatic video of the day. a bear crashing one family's picnic in the park. it was a very close encounter with a very hungry bear in the middle of the day, this woman at an ecological park in mexico shielding her son after a black bear jumped on their picnic table and started feasting on their enchiladas, fries and tacos. silvia macias held her son santiago, who has down syndrome close to her chest, covering his face. >> santiago. santiago tiene mucho miedo. los animales. >> she says santiago is afraid of animals,