It’s every hitter’s worst nightmare come true.
Baltimore Orioles catcher James McCann was drilled by a 95 mph fastball from Blue Jays starter Yariel Rodriguez while batting with the bases loaded in the bottom of the first inning at Camden Yards on Monday.McCann immediately grabbed his nose and stayed down for several minutes as blood gushed out and onto his white home jersey.
Improbably, the ex-Met walked to first base with a tissue pressed to his nose, somehow staying in the game — the first of a doubleheader.
The hit-by-pitch may have given Baltimore another run — padding the team’s lead to 4-0 — and McCann his 15th RBI on the year, but it was undoubtedly his most painful, too.To begin the following half inning, the Herculean starting catcher for Baltimore swapped his jersey and inserted cotton swabs in both nostrils before remaining behind the dish to catch newly acquired starter Zach Eflin in his Orioles debut.The 34-year-old McCann has played in 44 games this year, hitting .
Baltimore, which leads the division by one game over the Yankees entering play on Monday, has already added Eflin andSee All ColumnistsWhat it's like to be traded to the Yankees at the deadline Baltimore Orioles' James McCann reacts after being hit by a pitch by Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Yariel Rodriguez during the first inning in the first game of a doubleheader on Monday, July 29, 2024,Baltimore Orioles' James McCann drinks water after he was hit by a pitch by Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Yariel Rodriguez during the first inning in the first game of a doubleheader on Monday, July 29,...
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