The Boston Red Sox can breathe a sigh of relief after one of their prospects took a fastball to the face and lived to tell the tale.
MLB.com, Blaze Jordan, was hit directly in the face with a 97 MPH fastball as he stood at the plate in the ninth inning for Double-A Portland Sea Dogs.in pain as the crowd went silent. Trainers rushed over to Jordan as he lay down prostrate on the batter’s box dirt, writhing in pain and holding his head.
“Blaze Jordan, predictably and understandably, heads to the IL … after taking 97 to the smush last night,” Hatfield said. If his Hollywood-esque name weren’t enough, Jordan is sure to make a stamp on the minds of Red Sox fans with his gritty response to the injury.He was somewhat of a baseball prodigy in his youth, hitting two 500-foot home runs during a competition when he was just 13.Colin Keane is a contributing journalist for "Boston Red Sox On SI." Born in Illinois, Colin grew up in Massachusetts as the third of four brothers. For his high school education, Colin attended St.
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