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Video: Baseball Player Not Flinching After Getting Hit by a Ball on Helmet Stuns Fans to Their Core

Published 10/13/2023, 11:30 AM EDT

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Baseball players are some of the toughest athletes in the world. They not only hit the ball but can also take hits on the body as well. One video uploaded on Instagram stunned the viewers completely. The baseball player in the video gets hit on the head by a ball.

However, to the surprise of everyone, he does not even flinch. Although the batter is wearing a helmet, still the impact is very strong. Luckily, he did not suffer any serious injuries on the head. He handles the situation calmly and does not react.

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The video clearly shows that the batter gets hit on the helmet. Moreover, the balls used in baseball are very hard and can cause serious injuries. Many a time in the past as well baseball players have suffered serious injuries after getting hit on the head. In this scenario, the batter shows a lot of courage to not show any reaction. He keeps his calm and walks off. He definitely felt the pain, but did not show any reaction.

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In such kind of situations, things sometimes get out of hand. However, if the batter had reacted and showed his anger, this could have led to a serious fight. We have seen in the past where baseball players fight each other after getting hit on the body. It’s not allowed to throw the ball at such a height. Also, the ball comes at a reasonable speed and does not give much time to the batter to react. However, it is unclear whether the batter got hit on purpose or he got hit by mistake.

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The fans also looked quite surprised by the batters reaction. Hopefully, he did not suffer any serious injuries . The video is only a few seconds but has gathered a lot of attention. Also, the thrower faced some criticism for throwing the ball at the head of the batter. We should play the game with a lot of aggression, but not with the intention of hurting anyone.

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Internet Also Reacted to the Baseball Player

The users of Instagram also reacted to the whole incident. William Plund one user, commented, “ Only got a 364 days till the next hockey try outs” . Another user commented that ” Man Kept his head in the game”.  One user commented, ” That’s definitely a strike”.

Under armour appreciated the batter and commented-“ Calm, Cool , collected”. He has got a good head on his shoulders” . One of the user looked at the funnier side of the incident and commented: ” Looks like a strike to me” 

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Anirban Chatterjee

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Anirban Chatterjee is a Viral Sports Moments writer at EssentiallySports. He has completed his higher education from Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences as an MBA in Sports Management. He represented Jharkhand State Cricket Team in different age groups starting from u-15 till u-22 level.
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Anuj Jacob