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Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher Hunter Bigge was driven out of the field by George M. Steinbrenner Field in a scary scene after the reliever was hit in the face of a bad ball in Thursday evening’s match against Baltimore Orioles.
Bigge was hit by a 105 km / h ball from bats of Orioles Catcher Adley Rutschman at the top of the seventh lap. The ball that was running straight towards dugout hit the Bigge on the right side of his face.
Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher Hunter Bigge (43) gets medical help after being hit in the face of a bad ball N the seventh round against Baltimore Orioles on George M. Steinbrenner Field on June 19, 2025. (Jonathan Dyer-Preferred Pictures)
“Certainly you feel for Hunter and his wife. I can’t imagine what she and he went through,” said Rays -Manager Kevin Cash, via mlb.com. “Scary for everyone, no more than them.”
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Bigge was placed on a back plate after receiving medical attention in Dugout. Despite a bloody face, the Bigge gave the thumb to fans who looked at in fear. He was led to a hospital for further evaluation, but Cash said Bigge never lost consciousness and was able to talk to the first respondents.
The game was delayed by eight minutes, but the scary scene left fans and players in a state of shock.
Tampa Bay Rays fans look at as Pitcher Hunter Bigge (43) gets medical help after being hit in the face of a bad ball in the seventh round against Baltimore Orioles on George M. Steinbrenner Field on June 19, 2025. (Jonathan Dyer-Preferred Pictures)
“It’s really scary, it’s scary. We sit in these dugouts every night, and in many ways you feel like a sitting duck,” said Orioles Interim Manager Tony Mansolino after the game. “It’s just scary.”
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Rutschman repeated that feeling and added that he “prays” to the best.
“I saw it [come] From my bat, and it was just really, really scary. I pray for him and for his recovery, hope he manages ok. I’m just – it’s scary, “he told journalists in the dressing room.” You will never see it. I think everyone wants the best health for everyone in this game and you hate to see it. I hope he manages ok. ”
Tampa Bay Rays’ Hunter Bigge gives the thumb as paramedics tend to him after he was hit by a bad ball while in the Dugout in the seventh lap of a baseball match against Baltimore Orioles, on Thursday, June 19, 2025 in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)
Bigge is on the 15-day wounded list with a lat stem. He has a 2.40 era in 13 reliefs covering 15 laps this season.
