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The Cleveland Guardians are taking on the New York Yankees in an early season matchup on Wednesday.
Itโs been a normal game, for the most part. However, one of the umpires took a baseball to the dome in the middle of the play.
Jimmy Randazzo shares the full clip of how it transpired. The Guardians attempt to throw the ball to home plate from the outfield after the Yankees hit it off the wall.
The only problem is, that the ump is basically standing in the direct path. As a result, he gets drilled in the head.
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โ Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) April 12, 2023
Ouch! Guy fell like a sack of potatoes. Luckily he got right up and seems to be just fine. But, man. That has to hurt.
As you can imagine, MLB fans were quick to share their reactions.
Why is the old head standing directly in the relay path ๐คฃ๐ตโ๐ซ
โ Woo (@Bwoocrazy) April 12, 2023
Some MLB fans think the Yankees get all of the breaks.
Only the Yankees would get a run that way. Bizarre game to say the least
โ LJR โพ๏ธ (@mother3k) April 12, 2023
Perfect Happy Gilmore GIF response.
โ Dana DeBenedictis ๐ (@DeBenedictis4) April 12, 2023
A ton of MLB fans think karma is at play here.
Karma
โ David Velรกzquez (@Da_Velazquez) April 12, 2023
Whereโs Rasheed Wallace when you need him?
BALL DONT LIE
โ ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (@dj_viggi) April 12, 2023
Hey, the umpires have been a bit worse than usual this year. But itโs not like these guys deserve to get struck in the dome by a baseball.
Either way, MLB fans surely didnโt hold back in their reactions.