On Monday evening in a Mets/Braves game, the worst-case scenario of any game happened so quickly you might have blinked and missed it. Braves pitcher Jacob Webb missed a pitch outside of the zone and hit Pillar directly in the face, avoiding his helmet entirely. Pillar hit the ground immediately, blood clearly visible (I will not be sharing the video here), but was able to walk off the field on his own.
On Tuesday, Pillar reportedly showed up in the Mets clubhouse asking, “Am I in the lineup today, or what?” In reality, Pillar has been diagnosed with multiple facial fractures and is unlikely to be in a lineup in the near future.