You should’ve seen Tony Conigliaro.
Ouch x 2. Tough guy.
I’m guessing the side he got hit on imploded and pushed his face to the right.
A 30 mph baseball hitting the face will do significant harm, but a 90 mph throw strikes with 9 times the force. That’s probably about as hard as I’ve ever thrown one.
one of our local golf pros coaches little league...was pitching to a batter in an indoor facility...took a liner, off the kids bat....LOST the eye!!!!!!
Ouch, reallllly impressed by the tats though....
We really need safer baseballs this is so sad
Ray Chapman was killed by a baseball in 1920. I think he was the only major leaguer to ever be killed in baseball.
Dang! He looks like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
That’s why baseball players don’t break out the chest pounding and fruity celebration dances after mundane plays. It’s bad enough that it happens by accident, no need to tempt anyone to really try to do it to you on account of your moonwalking down to first after drawing a walk or making a choke sign to the pitcher after getting a single.
Freegards
I got hit in the eye by a water balloon on Easter, felt like a punch. I don’t even want to know a 90 mph baseball feels like
Cards manager Mike Matheny took one in the face and never going down. Stops, spits out the blood and starts for first. It is a bit graphic.
http://m.mlb.com/video/v25422189/pitmil-matheny-gets-hit-in-the-mouth-by-pitch