Brandon McCarthy has no plans to wear the Major League Baseball-approved protective caps for pitchers.
McCarthy was hit in the head by a line drive more than 16 months ago.
"I won't wear it in its current form," McCarthy said.
McCarthy has spent the past eight months working with MLB and 4Licensing Corporation subsidiary isoBlox, the company making the caps, but said he informed both parties before Tuesday's announcement that he didn't consider this particular cap to be "a major league-ready product."