Then, Todd Radom delivers the Forgotten Field and administers the weekly quiz. And, Buster asks Hal Steinbrenner about when he consults with Aaron Judge.Jeff Passan and Buster discuss how an exciting Puerto Rico-Dominican Republic game was dampen by Edwin Diaz injuring himself in the celebration, his impressions of the World Baseball Classic, how it impacts the Mets bullpen and MLBs rules when signing players from Japan. Later, Sarah Langs plays The Numbers Game from the WBC with an even more exuberant crowd behind her. The rookie catcher, who said he has used maple bats his whole life, wound up with his first career home run and three RBIs but was visibly shaken by the incident.Jeff Passan and Buster discuss how an exciting Puerto Rico-Dominican Republic game was dampen by Edwin Diaz injuring himself in the celebration, his impressions of the World Baseball Classic, how it impacts the Mets bullpen and MLBs rules when signing players from Japan. He dodged a bullet.”Ĭastillo said he didn’t know what was happening at first and that it was tough to put out of his mind the rest of the game. He’s a strong guy, so maybe that had something to do with it. If it would’ve been more velocity, or the bat was sharper, I don’t know (what would’ve happened). “We’ve seen guys get hit by pieces, but to actually get stabbed by one. Marlins catcher Mike Rivera said it looked like Colvin was “being stabbed.” Cubs manager Mike Quade said he’s “amazed” it hasn’t happened more often with the proliferation of maple bats, which split in half with relative ease. “It’s one of those things that’s scary,” Baker said. There was no immediate word on the depth of the wound, but Jeff Baker said the team was concerned after some of the players went into the trainer’s room and saw how deep it was. The Cubs said he was fortunate to elude a much more serious injury.Ĭolvin’s breathing was not laboured and there was very little blood loss. He’ll remain hospitalized for two or three days, and his promising rookie season is over.
A tube was inserted into his chest to prevent a collapsed lung. He swatted away the bat, which did not stick, and was treated immediately in the dugout.Ĭolvin was listed in stable condition Sunday night at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Colvin was coming home from third on Welington Castillo’s RBI double, watching the ball in flight, when the sharp part of the broken bat hit him in the chest, inches from his heart and jugular vein. The incident occurred during the second inning of the Cubs’ 13-3 victory over the Marlins. MIAMI-What should have been a celebration of the best nine-game road trip in Cubs history (8-1) was muted Sunday after outfielder Tyler Colvin was impaled in the left upper chest with a broken bat and taken to a local hospital.
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