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Mets' Pillar has multiple nasal fractures after hit by pitch
I heard about this on the radio this morning.
Mets' Pillar has multiple nasal fractures after hit by pitch
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer May 18, 2021 Updated 12 min ago
New York Mets' Kevin Pillar is hit in the face with a pitch from Atlanta Braves pitcher Jacob Webb in the seventh inning of a baseball game Monday, May 17, 2021, in Atlanta.
John Bazemore
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets outfielder Kevin Pillar suffered multiple nasal fractures when he was hit in the face by a fastball from Braves reliever Jacob Webb, a frightening scene that shook both teams.
Pillar met Tuesday with a facial specialist in Atlanta to determine the next steps. He was placed on the 10-day injured list, but was at Truist Park to watch the second game of the series between the NL East rivals. ... “It was such a scary moment,” Mets manager Luis Rojas said. “It unbelievable that he's here and walking around.”
While Pillar is expected to be out for an extended period, he jokingly told Rojas that if “he could see a little better, he'd be fighting with me to be in the lineup.” ... Pillar was hit square in the nose by a 95 mph pitch from Webb with the bases loaded in the seventh inning Monday night.
Webb said he was trying to throw a high pitch to Pillar, but the ball simply got away from him in the delivery,
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By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer May 18, 2021 Updated 12 min ago
New York Mets' Kevin Pillar is hit in the face with a pitch from Atlanta Braves pitcher Jacob Webb in the seventh inning of a baseball game Monday, May 17, 2021, in Atlanta.
John Bazemore
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets outfielder Kevin Pillar suffered multiple nasal fractures when he was hit in the face by a fastball from Braves reliever Jacob Webb, a frightening scene that shook both teams.
Pillar met Tuesday with a facial specialist in Atlanta to determine the next steps. He was placed on the 10-day injured list, but was at Truist Park to watch the second game of the series between the NL East rivals. ... “It was such a scary moment,” Mets manager Luis Rojas said. “It unbelievable that he's here and walking around.”
While Pillar is expected to be out for an extended period, he jokingly told Rojas that if “he could see a little better, he'd be fighting with me to be in the lineup.” ... Pillar was hit square in the nose by a 95 mph pitch from Webb with the bases loaded in the seventh inning Monday night.
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Webb said he was trying to throw a high pitch to Pillar, but the ball simply got away from him in the delivery,
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That's gotta hurt (STILL!)
