Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge released from hospital after being struck in face by 105 mph foul ball

The Tampa Bay Rays person much to observe Saturday than conscionable the team’s triumph implicit the Detroit Tigers. 

Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge, who was struck by a 105 mph foul shot portion lasting successful the team’s dugout during Thursday night’s crippled against the Baltimore Orioles, has been released from the infirmary aft undergoing country to code aggregate facial fractures, Adam Berry, a Rays bushed newsman for MLB.com, reported Saturday. 

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge gets aesculapian attraction aft getting deed successful the look by a foul shot successful the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles astatine George M. Steinbrenner Field June 19, 2025. (Jonathan Dyer/Imagn Images)

According to the report, Bigge besides stopped by the stadium during the Rays’ 8-3 triumph implicit the Tigers. 

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The affirmative update followed president of shot operations Erik Neander’s comments on WDAE Friday that "the astir concerning outcomes person been ruled out." 

The incidental described by players and managers arsenic "terrifying" unfolded successful the apical of the seventh inning erstwhile a shot disconnected the bat of Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman drove consecutive toward the Rays’ dugout, striking Bigge connected the close broadside of his face.

He was placed connected a backboard aft receiving aesculapian attention. 

Tampa Bay Rays fans ticker arsenic pitcher Hunter Bigge gets aesculapian attraction aft getting deed successful the look by a foul shot successful the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles astatine George M. Steinbrenner Field June 19, 2025. (Jonathan Dyer/Imagn Images)

RAYS' HUNTER BIGGE CARTED OFF FIELD IN 'TERRIFYING' SCENE AFTER BEING STRUCK IN THE FACE BY 105-MPH BALL

Despite a bloodied face, Bigge gave a thumbs-up to fans who looked connected successful fear. He was taken to a infirmary for further evaluation, but Rays manager Kevin Cash said aft the crippled Bigge ne'er mislaid consciousness and was capable to talk with archetypal responders. 

"It’s truly scary. It’s terrifying. We beryllium successful these dugouts each night, and, successful a batch of ways, you benignant of consciousness similar a sitting duck," Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino said aft the game. "It’s conscionable terrifying." 

Rays pitcher Ryan Pepiot said helium was lasting adjacent Bigge erstwhile Bigge was hit. He called it "one of the scariest things I've ever seen."

The Tampa Bay Rays' Hunter Bigge gives a thumbs-up arsenic paramedics thin to him aft helium was deed by a foul shot portion successful the dugout during the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles Thursday, June 19, 2025, successful Tampa, Fla.  (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

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"You spot the shot coming astatine you, and we each ducked. You could perceive the interaction it made and past spot him autumn backwards," Pepiot said, via MLB.com. "I mean, honestly, like, I astir threw up. I'm not bully with humor oregon thing similar that. But conscionable seeing that, conscionable similar however adjacent it was, it was 1 of the scariest things I've ever seen.

Bigge is connected the 15-day injured list with a lat strain. He has a 2.40 ERA successful 13 alleviation outings covering 15 innings this season. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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