Hunter Big was released from hospital after facial surgery from a foul ball
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Tampa Bay Rays They have more to celebrate Saturday than the team’s victory over the Detroit Tigers.
Rays Pitcher Hunter Bigge was hit by a 105 mph foul ball while standing in the team’s dugout during a game Thursday night. Baltimore Orioles, He was released from hospital after undergoing surgery to deal with multiple facial fractures, MLB.com Rays Beat Reporter Adam Berry reported Saturday.
Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher Hunter Big will be seen by a doctor after being hit in the face with a foul ball in seven innings against the Baltimore Orioles on June 19, 2025 at George M. Stein Brenner Field. (Jonathan Dyer/Imagn Images)
According to Report, Bigge also stopped at the stadium when he defeated the Tigers 8-3 at The Rays 8-3.
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Following comments from baseball business president Erik Neander, a positive update With wdae “The most concerning outcomes have been ruled out,” Friday.
The incident, which the player and manager described as “terrifying,” explained that it unfolded “terrifying” at the top of the seventh innings as the ball from the bat of the Orioles catcher Adley Latchman drove straight towards the Rays dugout and hit a beat on the right side of his face.
He was placed on the backboard after seeing a doctor.
Tampa Bay Rays fans are being monitored when Pitcher Hunter Big was examined after being hit in the face in seven innings against the Baltimore Orioles at George M. Stein Brenner Field on June 19, 2025. (Jonathan Dyer/Imagn Images)
Despite his bloody face, Bigge gave a thumbs up to the fans he saw in fear. He was taken to the hospital for further evaluation, but Rays manager Kevin Cash said the game never lost consciousness in the game and was able to speak to the first responder.
“It’s really scary. It’s scary. We sit at these bargains every night, and in many ways you feel like a duck sitting,” Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino said after the game. “It’s just scary.”
Rays pitcher Ryan Pepiot said he was standing near Bige when Bige was attacked. He called it “one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen.”
Hunter Big of the Tampa Bay Rays gives a thumbs up as paramedics hit him after being attacked by a foul ball in a dugout in seven innings in Tampa, Florida, on Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP photo/Jason Benken)
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“You saw the ball coming to you, we all dug. You could hear the contact it made and then see him fall behind,” Pepiot said via MLB.com. “I mean, honestly, I almost threw it away. I’m not good at blood or anything, but seeing it, how close it was, it was one of the most frightening things I’ve ever seen.
Bigge is on the 15-day injury list In latitude stocks. He has a 2.40 ERA with 13 relief outings covering 15 innings this season.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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