{"id":1427313,"date":"2022-04-10T07:29:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T11:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1427313"},"modified":"2022-04-10T07:29:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T11:29:56","slug":"watch-mets-francisco-lindor-hit-in-the-face-by-wild-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-mets-francisco-lindor-hit-in-the-face-by-wild-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Mets\u2019 Francisco Lindor Hit in the Face by Wild Pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-mets-francisco-lindor-hit-in-the-face-by-wild-pitch%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1427313&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Both benches cleared during Friday night\u2019s game between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-mets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>New York Mets<\/u><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\/washington-nationals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Washington Nationals<\/u><\/a> after relief pitcher Steve Cishek hit Mets star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/francisco-lindor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Francisco Lindor<\/a> in the face with a wild pitch during the fifth inning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The 28-year-old shortstop squared up at the plate to bunt with an 0-1 count when Cishek threw an 89-mph fastball that hit Lindor in the face, knocking his helmet right off and sending him straight to the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/mike-piazza-mets-get-back-prominence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>MIKE PIAZZA REVEALS WHAT IT\u2019S GOING TO TAKE FOR METS TO GET BACK TO PROMINENCE: \u2018THERE\u2019S NO SECRET FORMULA\u2019\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1390380701.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets is hit by a pitch thrown by Steve Cishek #33 of the Washington Nationals in the fifth inning by during a baseball game at the Nationals Park on April 8, 2022, in Washington, DC. \u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets is hit by a pitch thrown by Steve Cishek #33 of the Washington Nationals in the fifth inning by during a baseball game at the Nationals Park on April 8, 2022, in Washington, DC. \u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Mitchell Layton\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A visibly frustrated Buck Showalter immediately walked out of the dugout \u2014 and the team followed.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams crowded the field. Several Nationals players went over to check on Lindor who suffered a bloodied lip.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I got hit. I was on the ground. I hear scuffles. I look up. My whole entire team is out there. Whole entire coaching staff is out there,&#8221; Lindor said after the game. &#8220;I could see the bullpen sprinting in. That says a lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cishek was ejected from the game but crew chief Mark Carlson told a pool reporter that he was tossed not for hitting Lindor but because he &#8220;continued to escalate the situation after the fact&#8221; by &#8220;coming in towards the melee, basically.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1390380901.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"The benches clear after Steve Cishek #33 of the Washington Nationals hits Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets with a pitch in the fifth inning during a baseball game at the Nationals Park on April 8, 2022, in Washington, DC.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      The benches clear after Steve Cishek #33 of the Washington Nationals hits Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets with a pitch in the fifth inning during a baseball game at the Nationals Park on April 8, 2022, in Washington, DC.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Mitchell Layton\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cishek said he was surprised he connected with Lindor and went into the mass of players to check in on him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When it hit him, it shocked me,&#8221; he said, via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/33701780\/tempers-flare-washington-nationals-steve-cishek-hits-new-york-mets-francisco-lindor-helmet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>ESPN<\/u><\/a>. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve ever hit a lefty in the face or in the head before. I kind of put my head down. My first intention was to go over there and see if he&#8217;s OK. When I was doing that, I realized it was a bad idea because I just kind of fired up the bench a little bit on the other side.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was unintentional,&#8221; Cishek continued, &#8220;and I wish it never happened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&#038;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&#038;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1390383707.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets lies on the ground after getting by a pitch in the fifth inning during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at the Nationals Park on April 8, 2022, in Washington, DC. \u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets lies on the ground after getting by a pitch in the fifth inning during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at the Nationals Park on April 8, 2022, in Washington, DC. \u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Mitchell Layton\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Showalter said it wasn\u2019t about &#8220;intent&#8221; but rather control.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t really want to hear about \u2018intent,\u2019&#8221; he said, arms crossed. &#8220;If you\u2019re throwing up in there, those things can happen. Max [Scherzer] didn\u2019t have any trouble controlling the ball tonight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Mets beat the Nationals 7-3, following a 5-1 victory on Thursday where three New York players were hit by a pitch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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