Tampa Bay Rays infielder Yandy Diaz has certainly seen better days.
Diaz was forced to exit Tuesday’s game against the Minnesota Twins in the fifth inning after suffering a highly unfortunate injury from a foul tip off his own bat. The All-Star hitter hacked at a 1-2 offering from Twins pitcher Joe Ryan and pounded it into the ground … where it kicked back up and struck Diaz right in the middle of his nether region.
Take a look at the play (if you can bear to watch).
"That's a bad hop."
Might be understating a little bit, Dewayne! pic.twitter.com/LPAq3xV3ys
— Rays on FanDuel Sports Network (@FanDuelSN_Rays) September 13, 2023
Diaz was pulled from the game after the half-inning, and the Rays provided a cringeworthy update on him shortly thereafter. They announced that Diaz had suffered a “testicular contusion” on the play.
Not great, Bob. And based on the video footage, that was about as direct of a hit as possible to boot.
The Rays would go on to lose 3-2, adding insult to Diaz’s (literal) injury. As far as family-jewel shots go, that had to be the most unlucky one we have seen in baseball since the one that Mookie Betts took.
