He took his first big voyage a few weeks later.

After a few hours, he felt comfortable enough to go it alone.

All that was left to do: Learn how to sail.

He caught Félix Hernández’s 2012 perfect game for the Seattle Mariners — there hasn’t been one in M.L.B. since — and hit for the first cycle in PNC Park history when he was with Pittsburgh in 2016.

Four months later, when the Pirates’ season ended without a playoff berth, a handful of reporters wandered over to Jaso’s locker and asked him what his plans were.

The good news is Wright’s shoulder feels better and stronger than it did while he constructed MLB’s only 20-win season last year.