Tampa Bay Rays minor league pitcher Tyler Zombro was taken to the hospital after being hit in the head by a line drive on Thursday.
Zombro was pitching in the eighth inning for the Durham Bulls in their game against the Norfolk Tides. He was facing Brett Cumberland and had a 1-2 count when the catcher hit a line drive that nailed Zombro.
Zombro fell down immediately and was convulsing on the mound. He was taken off on a stretcher to an ambulance, where he was transported to a hospital.
The good news is Zombro is in stable condition.
Update from @RaysBaseball after @DurhamBulls pitcher Tyler Zombro took a line drive to the head, fell face first & started convulsing:
“Tyler was transported to a hospital & is in stable condition. He is currently undergoing further treatment & observation.” pic.twitter.com/F7FVuZqLXr
— Tricia Whitaker (@TriciaWhitaker) June 4, 2021
The game was called by the umpires following the incident. Norfolk was leading 12-4 at the time and won by that score.
Zombro, 26, signed with the Rays in 2017 after four years at George Mason. He was 1-1 with a 3.18 ERA this season for the Triple-A Durham club.
The video may be disturbing.
Tyler Zombro video pic.twitter.com/R5SPOvLuzS
— nate (@70Poorgames) June 4, 2021
