Chris Bassitt, a pitcher for the Oakland A’s was hit in the head by a line drive during a game against the Chicago White Sox. Bassitt was hospitalized after the hit.
Bassitt Taken Off Field After Line Drive Hit Him In Head. “Oakland Athletics pitcher Chris Bassitt was carted off the field during Tuesday’s game against the Chicago White Sox after he was struck in the head by a line drive. Bassitt was pitching to White Sox outfielder Brian Goodwin in the second inning of the game when Goodwin hit a line drive back up the middle of the field, hitting the pitcher in the head.” [NBC]
Video: Chris Bassitt Hit By 100MPH Line Drive
What a nightmare in Oakland.
Hope Chris Bassitt is ok.— Randy Scott (@RandyScottESPN) August 18, 2021
Video: Bassitt Carted Off Field After Injury
Line Drive Was 100MPH. “The line drive was 100.1 miles per hour and most unfortunately it doesn’t appear Bassitt got a glove on it. It wasn’t a glancing blow, either. It just struck Bassitt squarely on the right side of the head, in the ear area” [CBS]
Bassitt Hit Below Right Eye, Fell To Knees. “Bassitt was struck below his right eye on the side of his face by a hard-hit ball off the bat of Sox center fielder Brian Goodwin in the second inning. He immediately went to his knees with his face down on the pitcher’s mound, not moving from that position. After several moments, he stood up with help from team trainers and medical staff, holding a bloodied towel to his face.” [Sun Times]
A’s: Bassitt Was “Conscious” After Hit. “Bassitt was “conscious and aware,” the A’s said in a tweet, adding that he was being taken to a local hospital. Oakland manager Bob Melvin said after the game, a 9-0 A’s loss, that Bassitt never lost consciousness.” [ESPN]
Bassitt Is In The Middle Of Breakout Season. “The 32-year-old Bassitt, who broke into the majors with the White Sox in 2014, is in the midst of a breakout season for Oakland. He was 12-3 with a 3.06 ERA in 24 starts heading into the game, leading the AL in wins.” [Yahoo]
Bassitt Got Stitches, Fractured Cheek, Lacerations. “On Wednesday morning, the A’s released the following statement: “Chris was released from Rush University Medical Center last night. He received stitches for two facial lacerations and was diagnosed with a displaced tripod fracture in his right cheek that will require surgery. An exam of his right eye was normal for vision and no other damage is currently noted in the eye or the orbital bone. In addition, a head CT scan revealed no further injury. We are grateful to the White Sox, their medical staff, and the doctors and nurses at Rush for their excellent care. We’ll have more information on Chris as it becomes available.”” [Oakland A’s]
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