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fishnsail posted:

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runner on 1st and 2nd and no outs  Leadoff batter is up.  Squares to bunt to sac the runners.  pretty accurate  mid 80 fastball is tipped off the bat and goes straight to the batters face.

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So, many prayers sent.  It takes your breath away.  About 10 years ago my oldest was on the mound when this happened to a batter.  Son was a high school junior and the week before had been gunned over 90mph.  I know he was throwing hard that day..it was warm & a little humid.  Their cleanup hitter squared to bunt and the ball went off his bat and took out a couple teeth.  Blood was everywhere and some Doctors were in the stands, and they took care of him.   We grabbed a flashlight and found his teeth in the batters box dirt, and the game continued.  They called a friend of mine who is a dentist, and he got him fixed up.   Tough kid.  He went on to play football at Yale the next year.   From that day forward, my kids wore mouthguards in the batters box.

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