Last night in Tampa, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher JA Happ was drilled in the head with a line drive during the 2nd inning. It came with two on and one out and Desmond Jennings of the Rays at the plate. Jennings hit the 3-1 pitch right back up the middle and Happ couldn't get out of the way fast enough and took the line drive head on. Here's the video of the play:
According to reports, Happ suffered a head contusion and a laceration to his left ear. Of course with something like this happening it brings up the debate as to whether or not pitchers should be wearing helmets on the mound during games. Some are also considering suggesting having a new type of liner for hats for pitchers to protect against this kind of injury. This actually doesn't seem like a bad idea. The helmet idea to me may be a bit of a stretch, but if there is a way to put some kind of protective lining inside the hats of pitchers I say go for it.
Now how much work has actually been done by Major League Baseball to protect it's players in situations like this isn't know yet. Should something be done, there is no doubt. Now seeing something like this doesn't happen all too often, but I would like to think that baseball is seriously taking a look into stopping something like this. This is something baseball needs to look into. Just saying.
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