Okay, so today I was messing around on the internet, looking for some crazy baseball moments, you know? And I stumbled upon this video of a pitcher getting nailed in the head with a line drive. Man, it was brutal. I’ve seen some stuff, but this got me thinking – how often does this actually happen, and what are the real risks?
So, I started digging. First, I just watched a bunch of videos. Not gonna lie, some of them were hard to watch. You see this guy, full wind-up, throwing his heart out, and then BAM! Ball right back at him, way too fast to react. It’s scary.
Then I tried to find some actual numbers. It’s not like there’s a giant database of “pitchers hit in the head,” right? I found some news articles, some old reports, that kind of stuff.
What happens with some data
- It mentioned about Major League Baseball began tracking.
- There is an average of maybe one or two pitchers a year who get seriously hurt like that.
- Concussions are obviously a big deal.
I even looked up some stuff about protective gear. Seems like some pitchers are starting to wear these padded caps, but not everyone’s on board. Some guys say it feels weird, messes with their throwing. Others are like, “Better safe than sorry.”
Honestly, after spending a few hours down this rabbit hole, I’m kind of amazed it doesn’t happen more often. These guys are throwing 90+ mph, and the batter’s right there, swinging for the fences. It’s a dangerous game. I’ve got a whole new respect for those pitchers, man. It takes guts to stand on that mound.
