A trainer and coaches attend to Baltimore Orioles’ James McCann after he was hit by a pitch by Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Yariel Rodriguez during the first inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
ven with the game in favor of the Baltimore Orioles, that di not prevented that all joy and happiness about the game was erased after fans witnessed one of the scariest moments of the season in Major League Baseball (MLB) when a fastball got away and hit a batter in the face.
Baltimore Orioles catcher James McCannwas at the plate when Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yariel Rodríguez delivered a 95 miles per hour fastball that should have been in the middle of the plate and ended up in the middle of McCann’s face.
