Rays pitcher carted off field after foul ball strikes him in dugout
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TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge was carted off the field in a frightening scene Thursday night after he was struck by a foul ball in the dugout.
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In the top of the seventh inning, Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman fouled a pitch into the Rays' dugout and it hit Bigge, a 27-year-old right-hander currently on the injured list.
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Horrible scene in Tampa, as Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge was hit in the face by a 105 mph foul ball while in the dugout.
He was stretchered off the field and gave a thumbs up as he exited.
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Emergency medical personnel quickly arrived to attend to Bigge. After several quiet minutes as Rays players knelt in the field, Bigge was placed on a backboard and carted off.
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Bigge, on the 15-day injured list with a lat strain, gave a thumbs-up gesture as the Steinbrenner Field crowd rose for a standing ovation. The game resumed after an eight-minute delay with Baltimore leading 4-1.
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