DENVER — Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner was once to spend the evening within the health facility next being struck within the head by way of a layout force in the second one inning towards the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.
“He’s under observation at a local hospital,” Colorado supervisor Bud Dark stated next the Phillies’ 7-4 win. “He’s undergoing a litany of exams and tests. We’ll know more in the morning.”
Nick Castellanos covered a 1-0 slider again to the mound at 92.7 mph. The ball went off the again proper facet of Feltner’s head. The precise-hander right away collapsed to the grassland because the ball deflected to first baseman C.J. Cron. Castellanos was once preserve with a unmarried.
Feltner didn’t seem to lose awareness. He lay on his abdomen and was once squinting his perceptible as two participants of the Colorado coaching stuff sprinted to the mound. With the population hushed, Feltner in the end sat up, next were given to his ft with catcher Elias Diaz status upcoming to him.
The 26-year-old Feltner walked off with the support of 2 personnel participants because the lovers at Coors Grassland applauded.
Castellanos, who gave the impression shaken within the clubhouse next the sport, stated he was once in contact with Rockies gamers to test on Feltner’s situation.
“There was a part of me that wanted to go to the mound, but I guess the baseball player takes over and you run to first,” Castellanos stated when requested his preliminary response. “As soon as I touched first I turned around and was really hoping what just happened didn’t happen.”
Feltner had walked 4 in a 40-pitch first inning that noticed the Phillies whip a 4-0 manage. Next retiring the primary two batters in the second one, he gave up a double to Bryce Harper sooner than Castellanos got here to the plate.
Feltner was once a fourth-round pick out of the Rockies in 2018. He entered the sport with a document of 2-2, with 33 strikeouts in 35⅓ innings.
Harper famous Castellanos didn’t get all the sound.
“It’s terrible. I’m just thankful that Nick didn’t really square up the baseball the best he could,” Harper stated. “We’re all wishing him the best.”
Diaz stated it was once tricky to proceed to play games. Dark stated he addressed the group next the sport.
“We’re human,” Diaz stated.
Added Castellanos: “A lot of remorse, concern, worry. I don’t know, I’ve turned into a softy since I had kids. I don’t like stuff like that.”
