Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge carted off after 105-mph foul ball strikes face

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Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge was carted off the sphere at George M. Steinbrenner Discipline in a terrifying scene after the reliever was struck within the face by a foul ball in Thursday evening’s sport towards the Baltimore Orioles.

Bigge was struck by a 105-mph ball off the bat of Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman on the high of the seventh inning. The ball, heading straight for the dugout, struck Bigge on the appropriate facet of his face.

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge (43) will get medical consideration after getting hit within the face by a foul ball n the seventh inning towards the Baltimore Orioles at George M. Steinbrenner Discipline on June 19, 2025. (Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Photographs)

"Definitely you are feeling for Hunter and his spouse. I am unable to think about what she and he had been going by way of," Rays supervisor Kevin Money stated, via MLB.com. "Scary for everyone, none greater than them."

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Bigge was positioned on a backboard after receiving medical consideration within the dugout. Regardless of a bloodied face, Bigge gave a thumbs-up to followers who regarded on in worry. He was taken to a hospital for additional analysis, however Money stated Bigge by no means misplaced consciousness and was in a position to converse with first responders.

The sport was delayed by eight minutes, however the scary scene left followers and gamers in a state of shock.

Tampa Bay Rays followers look on as pitcher Hunter Bigge (43) will get medical consideration after getting hit within the face by a foul ball within the seventh inning towards the Baltimore Orioles at George M. Steinbrenner Discipline on June 19, 2025. (Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Photographs)

"It’s actually scary, it’s terrifying. We sit in these dugouts each evening, and, in plenty of methods, you sort of really feel like a sitting duck," Orioles interim supervisor Tony Mansolino stated after the sport. "It’s simply terrifying."

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Rutschman echoed that sentiment, including that he’s "praying" for one of the best.

"I noticed it [come] off my bat, and it was simply actually, actually scary. I’m praying for him and for his restoration, hope he’s doing OK. I’m simply – it’s scary," he advised reporters within the locker room. "You by no means wish to see that. I believe everybody needs for one of the best well being for everybody on this sport, and also you hate to see that. I hope he’s doing OK."

Tampa Bay Rays' Hunter Bigge provides a thumbs-up as paramedics are likely to him after being hit by a foul ball whereas within the dugout in the course of the seventh inning of a baseball sport towards the Baltimore Orioles, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photograph/Jason Behnken)