Royals pitcher drilled in head with terrifying 107 mph liner, and the batter who hit it pulled a rare move

Kansas City Royals pitcher Seth Lugo exited Wednesday's crippled aft taking a 107 mph liner disconnected his caput successful different 1 of those "hold-your-breath" scenes retired of Major League Baseball.

I consciousness for illustration we get astir 5 of these a year, and they're each reliable to watch. Frankly, I'm amazed it doesn't hap much often. I've ever been amazed by that. I played shot for 15 years astatine each azygous level, and I NEVER saw a pitcher return a statement drive disconnected nan head.

Again, I consciousness for illustration it should hap measurement much often than it does, but I'm thankful it's seemingly rare.

Anyway, backmost to Lugo ...

GUARDIANS PITCHER NARROWLY ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY AFTER 106.6 MPH LINE DRIVE COMES RIGHT TOWARD HIS HEAD

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Seth Lugo drops to nan mound aft being deed by a statement thrust from Texas Rangers correct fielder Brandon Nimmo during nan 4th inning astatine Kauffman Stadium successful Kansas City, Mo., connected June 10, 2026. (Denny Medley/Imagn Images)

Brandon Nimmo deed a scorcher disconnected his face Wednesday nighttime successful Kansas City, and Lugo instantly deed nan deck. Nimmo, who was teammates pinch Lugo pinch nan Mets, was visibly shaken up while moving to first base. He tin beryllium seen throwing his helmet disconnected and waving his arms aft Lugo went down.

After rubbing nan bag, Nimmo instantly called clip and ran complete to his erstwhile teammate connected nan mound successful 1 of nan classier moves of nan season.

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Seth Lugo 'doing well' aft scary moment

Goodness gracious. Scary stuff. It's astonishing that Lugo sewage up arsenic quickly arsenic he did. And really astir that WELT connected his head?

I didn't cognize welts could shape that quickly. That has to beryllium immoderate benignant of grounds successful position of welt formation. That point was MASSIVE aft 3 seconds.

Texas Rangers correct fielder Brandon Nimmo talks pinch Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Seth Lugo aft hitting a statement thrust azygous during nan 4th inning astatine Kauffman Stadium successful Kansas City, Mo., connected June 10, 2026. (Denny Medley/Imagn Images)

Good connected Nimmo for instantly moving complete to cheque connected his erstwhile teammate, too.

Not judge I've ever seen that, either. The batter conscionable moving to nan mound correct aft rubbing first base? Shows you nan respect he has for Lugo.

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It besides shows you what benignant of dude Brandon Nimmo is. The seasoned has a estimation of being 1 of nan champion guys successful each of Major League Baseball, and I judge it aft seeing that.

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Seth Lugo falls to nan crushed aft being deed successful nan forehead by a batted shot during nan 4th inning of a crippled against nan Texas Rangers astatine Kauffman Stadium successful Kansas City, Mo., connected June 10, 2026. (Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire)

Anyway, each is good that ends well. Scary scene, but Lugo (somehow) walked distant unscathed. The Royals later said he was "doing well," but would put him done nan due protocols earlier his adjacent outing. His CT scan Wednesday nighttime came backmost clear.

"He was shaken up beautiful good," Lugo said of Nimmo's reacton. "I was really conscionable trying to calm him down. ‘I’m OK, Nimms.’ He’s ever been a sweetheart for illustration that. As a buddy of mine, I felt for him. You’ve deed guys earlier arsenic a pitcher, and you consciousness bad. So that was conscionable an unfortunate situation, but everything’s OK."