Video: Max Fried smacks his head on ground after making throw

Max Fried gave Atlanta Braves fans a scare on Saturday night when he faceplanted into the turf at Citi Field.

Fried was pitching for the Braves against the Mets, and New York had the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the third. Darin Ruf hit a grounder to first baseman Matt Olson, who threw to second in hopes of a 3-6-1 double play. They got the force at second, but they weren’t able to turn the double play at first due to a bounced throw.

Fried went to get the errant throw and tried to pick it up and throw to home, but he faceplanted in the process.

Here is the full play:

The Mets score 2 runs on this ground ball from Darin Ruf.

Max Fried is staying in the game after appearing to injure himself making a throw to home. pic.twitter.com/C4wT8GDIjk

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 7, 2022

And here you can see how Fried hit his head on the ground:

Max Fried remains in the game after a scary moment on this play. pic.twitter.com/pieaGE03BY

— Bally Sports: Braves (@BravesOnBally) August 7, 2022

Freid’s arm and shoulder are ok because he broke his fall with his face pic.twitter.com/bOK93b8uzE

— KFC (@KFCBarstool) August 7, 2022

Fried stayed in the game, though the Mets scored two runs on the play to go up 3-0. The southpaw got the next batter out to end the inning and also went 1-2-3 in the fourth.