Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 27
Brewers' Dustin May Exits After 1 Pitch on 106 mph Liner, Suffers Bruised Right Scapula
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 27

Brewers' Dustin May Exits After 1 Pitch on 106 mph Liner, Suffers Bruised Right Scapula

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 27

Summary

  • One pitch into Milwaukee’s 8-1 win over the Mets, Dustin May left after A.J. Ewing’s 106 mph comebacker struck him in the right scapula.
  • May tried a few warm-up throws after trainers checked him, but said the area “didn’t feel right”; he later said nothing was structurally wrong and hopes to make his next start.
  • Robert Gasser absorbed the sudden workload with 5 1/3 innings of one-run relief in his first major league bullpen appearance, helping cover 26 outs after May’s exit.
  • May, 28, was acquired from St. Louis at the trade deadline and is expected to factor heavily down the stretch; he has a 4.56 ERA over 25 starts this season.

Insights

How did an unexpected bullpen hero fresh off major surgery save the Brewers during their most grueling stretch?
A 106 mph impact took him out, but could this terrifying injury secretly derail Milwaukee's championship hopes?
With pitchers facing 106 mph projectiles, is it time for baseball to radically rethink player safety on the mound?