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THE Rays of Tampa Bay Have more to celebrate on Saturday than the team’s victory over the Detroit Tigers.
The Rays launcher, Hunter Bigge, who was struck by a fault ball of 105 MPH while he was standing in the team’s canoe during the match on Thursday evening Baltimore Orioles, Was released from the hospital after having undergone surgery to approach several facial fractures, Adam Berry, beat Rays for MLB.com, reported on Saturday.
Tampa Bay Rays launcher, Hunter Bigge, obtains medical care after being struck in the face by a ball fault during the seventh round against the Baltimore Orioles in George M. Steinbrenner Field on June 19, 2025. (Images Jonathan Dyer / Imagn)
According to the report, Bigge also stopped at the stadium during the 8-3 Rays victory against the Tigers.
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The positive update followed the comments of the president of baseball operations Erik Neander on wdae Friday that “the most worrying results were excluded”.
The incident described by players and managers as “terrifying” took place at the top of the seventh round when a balloon from the Orioles drummer, Adley Rutschman, led directly to the rays canoe, striking Bigge on the right side of his face.
He was placed on a sign after receiving medical care.
Fans of Tampa Bay Rays watch the Hunter Bigge launcher get medical care after being struck in the face by a ball in the seventh round against the Baltimore Orioles in George M. Steinbrenner Field on June 19, 2025. (Images Jonathan Dyer / Imagn)
Despite a bloody face, Bigge gave fans who looked in fear. He was taken to the hospital for a more in -depth assessment, but the director of Rays, Kevin Cash, said that after the match, Bigge had never lost consciousness and was able to speak with the first stakeholders.
“It’s really frightening. It’s terrifying. We sit in these canoes every night, and, in many ways, you feel a bit like a sitting duck,” said Tony Mansolino, an acting manager of the Orioles. “It’s just terrifying.”
Ray launcher Ryan Pepiot said he was standing near Bigge when Bigge was hit. He called it “one of the more scary things I have ever seen”.
The Hunter Bigge des Rays de Tampa Bay gives a boost while the paramedical paramedics took care of him after being struck by a ball in the canoe during the seventh round against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, June 19, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo / jason Behnken)
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“You see the ball coming on you, and we all dodged each other. You could hear the contact he established and see him fall back,” said Pepiot, via MLB.com. “I mean, honestly, like, I almost vomited. I’m not good with blood or something like that. But just seeing that, just like how close it was, it was one of the most scary things I have ever seen.
Bigge is on the 15 -day injured list with a lat strain. He has a MPM of 2.40 in 13 emergency outlets covering 15 rounds this season.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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