Ouch! One of the nastiest sporting injuries of all time occurred in a recent MLB wildcard game between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins. And yes, it involved a ball to the groin.
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Gary Sanchez was trying to help the Yankees clinch the game when the incident occurred.
"2 Balls, 1 Strike: The Gary Sanchez Story" #ALWildCard pic.twitter.com/nm0IaLnY3R
— Andrew Hockridge (@andrewhockridge) October 4, 2017
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The reaction of Yankees pitcher David Robertson — the man responsible for the ball-crushing error — pretty much summed up the feelings of everyone watching.
This is the best baseball photo of all time pic.twitter.com/UXGNoSdm1P
— Ted Berg (@OGTedBerg) October 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/BarstoolMizzou/status/915417036955799552
Obviously, the gaffe sent ball-bearing twitter user into a state of pure shock, and then came “Simpsons” references:
Gary Sanchez that inning 😬😬 pic.twitter.com/W18wtCTiQF
— MLB Memes (@MLBMeme) October 4, 2017
Sanchez was eventually able to carry on with the game, and led his team to victory, which is a small consolation considering the immense pain he was no doubt in.
Here’s hoping he won’t only be remembered as the man who got hit in the nuts with a wayward baseball.