Tampa, Fla. – The Rays pitcher, Hunter Bigge, was taken out the field in a terrifying scene and taken to a hospital after being beaten in the face by a dirty ball aligned in the Tampa Bay cap on Thursday night.
Bigge was placed on a board and gave a thumb up before being taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital for the tests. He never lost consciousness and was able to talk with the lifeguards, said Rays manager Kevin Cash.
In the upper part of the seventh inning, the receptor of the Baltimore Orioles, Adley Rutschman, sharply took out a launch in the Tampa Bay shelter on the side of the first base and the ball hit Bigge, a 27 -year -old right currently in the injured list.
The emergency medical staff quickly arrived to attend Bigge. After several quiet minutes, while the visibly worried rays players knelt in the field, Bigge loaded on a stretcher and detached.
After the game, Cash said Bigge was beaten in the face. The ball left Rutschman’s bat to 105 mph, according to Statcast.
Bigge, in the 15 -day lesions list with a lat tension, received an ovation standing from the multitude of Field Steinbrenner while loading it in a cart. The game resumed after an eight-minute delay, and Baltimore clung to a 4-1 victory.
Bigge was selected by the Chicago puppies in the twelfth Round of the Harvard 2019 2019 2019 and made his debut in the big leagues for them on July 9 of last year. He was changed 19 days later to Tampa Bay along with Christopher Morel and the minor leagues Ty Johnson for the third base of Isaac Paredes stars.
In 32 professional appearances, including a beginning, Bigge has an effectiveness of 2.51 and a salvation. This season, it has an effectiveness of 2.40 in 13 relief exits that cover 15 entries.
