MLB: Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner takes a 92.7 mph line drive off his head against Phillies
Scary moment Colorado Rockies’ pitcher Ryan Feltner is hit in the HEAD by a 92.7 mph line drive in second inning of loss to Phillies
- Phillies Nick Castellanos put a 1-0 slider back to the mound and hit Feltner
- The 26-year-old fell to the ground and briefly lay on his stomach
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Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner was hit in the head by a line drive in the second inning on Saturday night against the Philadelphia Phillies and was able to walk off the field under his own power.
Philadelphia’s Nick Castellanos ran a 1-0 slider back to the mound at 152.7 mph.
The ball went off the right side, back of Feltner’s head.
The right-hander immediately fell to the ground as the ball deflected toward first baseman CJ Cron. Castellanos was safe with a single.
Feltner didn’t seem to lose consciousness.
Scary moment in Colorado, as Ryan Feltner gets hit with a comebacker on the mound. Feltner left on his own. pic.twitter.com/9VbghmNNMe
— Casey Drottar (@CDrottar19) May 14, 2023
Rockies starting pitcher Ryan Feltner is on the mound after being hit hard by a line drive from Phillies right fielder Nick Castellanos in the second inning at Coors Field
Trainers lean towards Feltner after he got hit. The 26-year-old did not seem to lose consciousness
He lay on his stomach before his eyes narrowed as two members of the Colorado training gear sprinted for the mound.
While the crowd was quiet, Feltner finally sat up and then stood up.
Feltner, 26, walked off with the help of two staff members as fans at Coors Field applauded.
Feltner had walked four batters in a 40-pitch first inning that saw the Phillies take a 4–0 lead.
Feltner walked four batters in a 40-pitch first inning that saw the Phillies take a 4–0 lead before he was hit in the head
After retiring the first two batters he faced in the second, he gave up a double to Bryce Harper before Castellanos got to bat.
Feltner was a fourth-round pick by the Rockies in 2018. He entered the game with a 2–2 record, striking out 33 in 35 1/3 innings.
The Rockies then lost 7–4 to Philadelphia and remained bottom of the NL West, eight and a half games behind the LA Dodgers – the division’s first seed.
“Ryan Feltner is under observation at a local hospital and is undergoing further investigation,” the Rockies’ official Twitter account shared after Saturday night’s loss.
No update on the right-hander’s injury status has yet to be shared.