Being a baseball umpire is a tough job.
Not only are they subject to criticism from fans behind the plate, but they also often hear players mouthing off as well.
Furthermore, they’re also placed right in the middle of the action, with 100+ mph fastballs coming right at their grill. Sometimes, they get beaned by the ball, which is what happened to the home plate umpire in Friday’s Pirates-Tigers game.
#pirates #tigers umpire gets drilled in the head 🤕 pic.twitter.com/7AiKMAcX9a
— D (@das_187) March 30, 2018
Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli helped the ump get to his feet.
What the @Pirates catcher just did for the home plate umpire, that’s class. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 @tigers #OpeningDayDET
— Big Gretch is my governor (@amybray1) March 30, 2018
Ouch.
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