THIRD BASE UMPIRE isn’t the most dangerous place to be on a baseball field but try telling that to Brad Myers after he was hit by a line drive during yesterday’s pre-season game between Cincinnati and Cleveland.
The unlucky umpire just didn’t have time to react after Brandon Phillips connected with a pitch and the ball caught him… well, it caught him where it seems he wasn’t wearing a cup.
Though Myers spent 10-minutes receiving treatment, he was finally able to stand and the crowd applauded him off the field of play.
If the first GIF didn’t convey how sore the hit was, this was the immediate aftermath: