Former Bridgeport Bluefish catcher John Nathans’ life has not been the same after he was struck on the back of the head by the bat of former major leaguer Jose Offerman in 2007.

A week after being awarded $940,000 for damages stemming from the incident, Nathans spoke out against Offerman.

“I didn’t get to leave the game on my own terms,” Nathans told the jury in US District Court in Bridgeport, Conn., via The Boston Globe. “He took a bat to my head and ended my career.”

Nathans tried to stop Offerman from charging the mound during an Aug. 2007 game against the Long Island Ducks but instead was hit by Offerman’s bat on the right side of the head. Nathans said he still has symptoms of post-concussion syndrome.

“I do therapy two days a week, and there’s no foreseeable end to that seven years out,” Nathans said.

Despite the symptoms that Nathans said he suffers each day, Offerman claims he never swung the bat at Nathans during the incident.