Guaranteed Rate Field / 31.07.2021 13:44:25
In one of the most chilling scenes of this 2021 Major League Baseball (MLB) season, the Cuban José Abreu received a ball directly to the head during Friday’s game against the Cleveland Indians, a blow that immediately heated up the spirits and ended up causing the benches to be emptied.
With a full house in the eighth inning, reliever James Karinchak made the first pitch on the turn to Abreu. The Cuban did not have time to dodge the ball and ended up getting hit in the helmet.
The pitcher immediately showed signs of concern while the manager Tony La Russa jumped off his bench and asked the Puerto Rican catcher Roberto perez not to intervene on the scene. Before the reaction of the manager of the White Sox, the players of Cleveland they also immediately jumped onto the field to defend their partner.
White Sox manager Tony La Russa confronts Roberto Pérez on the field after James Karinchak accidentally hits José Abreu on the helmet with a pitch.
In the aftermath, Abreu embraces Karinchak on his way to first base. pic.twitter.com/287unE8YoP
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Abreu stayed in the game and gave Karinchak a little hug while he was going to first in show that he understood that it was an accident. However, it was a heavy day for Abreu who received two hits during the game.
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