Rays reliever Hunter Bigge taken off field on stretcher after being struck by foul ball in dugout vs. Orioles
The tampa Bay Hunter Bigge Tampa Bay rays was removed from the field on a stretcher after being struck by a ball in the seventh round of the Thursday match with the Baltimore Orioles (Bal 4, TB 1). Bigge was based against the balustrade when Adley Rutschman drew a ball in the canoe. Ray staff immediately reported medical aid.
After the match, Rays manager Kevin Cash said Bigge was coherent and was undergoing hospital tests, according to Tampa Bay Times. He was touched on the side of the face and has never lost consciousness.
Bigge gave a boost when he was stretched from the canoe and placed on a cart. Here is the incident:
Even with the brackets, the players and the team staff in the canoe are sometimes affected by erroneous balls. Willy Adames, with the Brewers of Milwaukee, was hospitalized after being struck by the head by a ball in the pirogue in May 2023. He avoided serious injuries but has always missed about two weeks.
Bigge, 27, is currently on the injured list with LAT tension. It is common for the players to the list of injured people stay with the team and are in the canoe during the matches. Tampa Bay acquired Bigge des Cubs de Chicago in the trade of Isaac Paredes on the deadline of last year. He has a career of 2.51 MPM in 32 1/3 rounds of the League.
The Rays are playing their home matches this year at George Mr. Steinbrenner Field, at the Maison de l’Indémps in the New York Yankees, because Tropicana Field was seriously damaged by Hurricane Milton in October.
