On Tuesday night, a scary moment that you absolutely never want to see happened at Progressive Field in Cleveland – Indians starter Carlos Carrasco got hit in the face with a line drive.
Thankfully, Carrasco got his glove up and slightly deflected the ball, leading to it hitting his cheek instead of his forehead or eye.
Somehow, some way, Carrasco was OK after his trip to the hospital, with the only damage being a jaw contusion.
An update on Carlos Carrasco:
He's being treated for a jaw contusion. Right now, no symptoms of a concussion or head injury.
— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) April 15, 2015
In perhaps even better news, Carrasco was back at the ballpark before the game ending, and was already working out. Via MLB.com…
Cleveland was thrilled to learn that X-rays on Carrasco came back negative and the pitcher was only diagnosed with a jaw contusion. There were no fractures, and no signs or symptoms of a concussion.
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Carrasco was transported to Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland, where he underwent X-rays and a CT scan, along with a variety of other tests. Francona noted that Carrasco returned to the ballpark before the end of the game and felt improvement each hour after the incident. The manager noted that Carrasco even did some arm exercises before heading home for the night.
Quite frankly, this is incredible. One more inch could have ended Carrasco’s season and changed his life forever. Instead, he’ll probably end up making his start this weekend against the Twins.
