{"id":2449826,"date":"2025-06-20T12:42:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T16:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mlb-player-rushed-to-hospital-after-scary-foul-ball-incident\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T12:44:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T16:44:33","slug":"mlb-player-rushed-to-hospital-after-scary-foul-ball-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mlb-player-rushed-to-hospital-after-scary-foul-ball-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Player Rushed to Hospital After Scary Foul Ball Incident"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fmlb-player-rushed-to-hospital-after-scary-foul-ball-incident%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=2449826&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--><p>During a recent game, Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge suffered a serious injury when he was struck in the face by a foul ball hit by the Baltimore Orioles&#8217; catcher, Adley Rutschman. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-pepper-sprays-man-stalking-him-at-restaurant\/\" title=\"Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Pepper Sprays Man Stalking Him At Restaurant\">incident occurred<\/a> while bigge was in the dugout,with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-space-company-creates-radar-to-protect-earth\/\" title=\"Calif. space company creates radar to protect Earth\">ball traveling<\/a> at 105 mph. Following the impact, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >emergency medical personnel quickly arrived<\/a> on the scene, and Bigge was placed on a backboard and transported to a hospital, where he was able to communicate and never lost consciousness. He received a supportive thumbs-up as he was carted off the field, eliciting a standing ovation from the crowd. He was already on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/counting-down-the-7-worst-contracts-in-mlb-history\/\" title=\"Counting Down The 7 Worst Contracts In MLB History\">injured list<\/a> due to a lat strain. The game, which resumed after an eight-minute delay, ended with the Orioles winning 4-1.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge was carted off the field in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-mets-player-suffers-multiple-fractures-after-being-hit-in-the-face-by-94-mph-fastball\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Mets\u2019 Player Suffers Multiple Fractures After Being ... In The Face By 94 MPH Fastball\">frightening scene<\/a> and taken to a hospital after getting struck in the face by a foul ball lined into the Tampa Bay dugout Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Bigge was placed on a backboard and gave a thumbs up before being driven by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/yankees-player-rushed-hospital-ambulance-suffering-gruesome-injury-home-plate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ambulance<\/a> to a nearby hospital for tests. He never lost consciousness and was able to converse with first responders, Rays manager Kevin Cash said.<\/p>\n<p>In the top of the seventh inning, Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman sharply pulled a pitch into the Tampa Bay dugout on the first base side and the ball hit Bigge, a 27-year-old right-hander currently on the injured list.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">jesus man that was ugly. view from the stands from fans in front of me. hope he&rsquo;s okay. took a pretty nasty fall afterwards too. stretchers out. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rays<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tg7dXoKNZl\">pic.twitter.com\/Tg7dXoKNZl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; tristan (@elyankeelover) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elyankeelover\/status\/1935876696021848408?\">June 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=vizqo9x0\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Emergency medical personnel quickly arrived to attend to Bigge. After several quiet minutes, as visibly concerned Rays players <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pure-class-bengals-star-drops-knee-prayer-opposing-qb-writhes-pain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">knelt on the field<\/a>, Bigge was loaded onto a stretcher and carted off.<\/p>\n<p>After the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-watch-mlb-pitcher-throws-punch-fan-crossed-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>, Cash said Bigge was struck in the face. The ball left Rutschman&rsquo;s bat at 105 mph, according to Statcast.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Horrible scene in Tampa, as Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge was hit in the face by a 105 mph foul ball while in the dugout.<\/p>\n<p>He was stretchered off the field and gave a thumbs up as he exited.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Brown on the Orioles TV call for MASN. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MLB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MLB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FtkaA52oaC\">pic.twitter.com\/FtkaA52oaC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/1935882536955367599?\">June 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bigge, on the 15-day injured list with a lat strain, received a standing ovation from the Steinbrenner Field crowd as he was loaded onto a cart. 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He was secured on a backboard but managed to give a thumbs up before being taken away for medical evaluation. According to Rays manager Kevin Cash, Bigge remained conscious and communicated with first responders. The incident occurred in the seventh inning when Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman hit a pitch sharply into the dugout, striking Bigge, who is currently on the injured list. Fans expressed concern over his condition as he was carted off after taking a hard fall. 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