ARLINGTON -- Being able to do the dumbbell overhead carry without her wheelchair served as the highlight of the day for Brandi Fields.

“The easy way for me to do it would have been in my chair and just wheeling,” she said. “But I wanted to challenge myself, so I got out of my chair. My walk is not as smooth as I want it to be, but I practice every chance I get so holding that dumbbell over my head the entire time and taking steps and moving in a forward position … that was my proudest moment.”

Those types of impactful moments were seen across the Globe Life Field outfield on Sunday morning. Fields was among more than 100 participants in Adaptive Training Foundation’s “Most Inclusive Workout,” the latest event in the 2024 All-Star Legacy program.

ATF was founded to help veterans and others who suffer catastrophic injuries that result in paralysis or amputation or those who suffer from internal injuries. Fields was paralyzed when she was shot multiple times during a domestic dispute with her stepfather last summer, as a bullet struck her T6/T7 vertebrae.

Fields thought her life was over when she heard the initial diagnosis, but she has been motivated to recover ever since. And workouts like the ones ATF put on Sunday help her and many others regain their confidence and independence.

“These are very important. I know for me, they instill a lot of confidence,” she said. “At the beginning of my injury, I felt my life was over, I wasn’t going to be able to do things, I wasn’t going to be able to experience life as I was before.

“But now I’m finding new ways that I can adapt and get to experience a fruitful life just like I was.”

Those are the kinds of stories that come out of ATF on a daily basis, and they’re a major part of why MLB and the Rangers are partnering with the organization to sponsor several adaptive athletes through ATF’s flagship program called ReDefine. This sponsorship includes nine weeks of individual mental and physical training; mindfulness and meditation training; access to onsite physical therapists; nutrition before and after training; transportation; housing; and a one-week adaptive, outdoor recreation trip all free of charge.

“MLB Together, part of our values is to reduce equity gaps and to be inclusive,” said April Brown, MLB’s senior vice president of social responsibility. “We also always honor those who have served our country, so this all inclusive workout allows us to both honor veterans who have served our country and then also those who have experienced a traumatic injury either physically or mentally.

“Adaptive Training Foundation is mind, body and soul, and it really speaks to the values of MLB Together.”

Sunday’s workout was highlighted by the donation of a new “Battle Wagon,” which will help ATF bring its ReDefine program across the region and state. After all, the Rangers fan base stretches beyond the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

“Our fans come from a five-state territory and all of Texas, so having the opportunity to bring this program to areas like Midland-Odessa and South Texas is so important,” said Karin Morris, the Rangers’ senior vice president of community impact and the executive director of the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation.

“This gives them that opportunity to go train the trainer and expand their programming beyond their gym. It’s really exciting to help Texans across Texas.”

It’s a community that showcased its supportiveness throughout Sunday’s workout, with former Rangers outfielder Kevin Mench and former pitcher Shawn Tolleson among those in attendance.

It served as another heartwarming day for ATF founder David Vobora, who was driven to start the foundation after meeting Army veteran Travis Mills, a quadruple amputee.

“We just put on the most inclusive workout ever for everybody,” Vobora said. “It was kids, it was amputees, it was veterans, civilians, old and young. It was an absolutely incredible day. It was perfectly teed up with MLB All-Star Week.

“It's just amazing to watch empowerment. The smiles that we saw today makes everything worth it.”