San Diego Padre’s Pitcher Cole Paplham was at the receiving end of a 102 mph line drive to the head on Sunday in a spring training match against Los Angeles Dodgers.

The incident happened at the bottom of the eighth lap. Paplham threw a pitch to Dodgers-Infielder Aaron Bracho on a 2-0 count. Bracho returned the course directly to Paplham. He went down for several minutes before going to a golf cart and took off the course.

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Padre’s manager Mike Shild said that Paplham “seemed attention” as he tried to shake off the scary incident.

“Our prayers are with him,” Shild said via mlb.com. “He was conscious, seemed aware, knew where he was. But clearly a scary thing. … he was clearly in some pain, and obviously when something similar happens, rattled a little.”

Paplham has been in Padres’ smaller league system since 2023. He played college ball at the University of New Orleans and then participated in the MLB Draft League for Mahoning Valley Scrappers.

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San Diego Padres Pitcher Cole Paplham, #34, leaves the game after being hit by a line drive from Los Angeles Dodgers’ Aaron Bracho during the eighth round of a spring training baseball match on Sunday 23 February 2025 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

He has moved around from single-a to double-a levels of smaller league baseball. He had a 3.82 era and 11 strikes in eight appearances in 2024.

Paplham’s incident came days after Dodgers Kande Bobby Miller was hit in the face of a line drive.

Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Bobby Miller, #28, responds after being hit by a line drive from Chicago Cubs’ Michael Busch during the third round of a spring training baseball match on Thursday, February 20, 2025 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Miller is still in the concussion protocol when he comes from the incident.