Victor Robles’ home run on Wednesday night gave most Washington Nationals fans a reason to celebrate, though one probably feels differently about it.
A fan sitting in center field near the bullpen took Robles’ home run ball off the head. The fan actually had a glove and made an attempt to catch it but missed and ended up being struck by the ball:
Right to the dome. OOF. pic.twitter.com/U6tmc5pdLQ
— SNY (@SNYtv) May 16, 2019
Here’s what it looked like from a distance:
We're playing the Mets, so here's another Victor Robles HR video.
BOTTOM 3 // #Nats 4, Mets 1 pic.twitter.com/1BacCR9gIQ
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) May 16, 2019
The exit velocity on the home run ball was 102.4 mph, so it definitely had the potential to injure the fan. A fan even died after being hit by a foul ball at a Dodgers game last year.
We’re hoping the fan ended up OK despite being hit.
