The prosthetic-enhanced athlete will be able to run faster, jump higher and pitch harder than mere mortals…this brave new world is just around the corner and the cover story for this week's issue of ESPN The Magazine, now on newsstands. From an idea lab at MIT to a prosthetic design company in Iceland to amputees who see no limits to what their bodies can attain with prosthetics, ESPN The Magazine’s Eric Adelson, in “Let ‘em Play”, takes readers into the lives of athletes who represent the future of sports and prosthetics, and demonstrates that new ideas and technology will change the way we think about what is possible for the human body to achieve.

The article features Iraq War veteran Jerrod Fields of Chula Vista, California, an athlete who uses a leg prosthetic when playing basketball, and Anthony Burruto of Orlando, Florida wo playes baseball with double leg prosthetics.