Toronto Blue Jays left-hander J.A. Happ was hit in the head by a line drive in a scary scene against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
Desmond Jennings hit a liner in the second inning that caromed squarely off the left side of Happ's head with a loud "thwack!" that could be heard up in the press box.
Happ dropped face down at the front of the mound, holding his head with his glove and bare hand. The ball went all the way into the bullpen in foul territory halfway down the right-field line.
The lefty was taken to Bayfront Medical Center, where he was alert and undergoing tests.
"It's devastating. ... I could barely watch it," teammate R.A. Dickey said. "You just don't know what to think, really. It paralyzes you a little bit. And when it sounds like two bats, when you hear the sound off the bat and it sounds like it hits another bat, it's scary. It's really, really scary. I just started praying in the spot. That's all I knew to do."
Jennings stood with his hands on his head, and other players were visibly concerned as they watched Happ receive medical attention for about eight minutes.
He left the clubhouse without speaking to reporters.
Via Associated Press