DJ LeMahieu was knocked down and he was shaken, but he was never out.
In the sixth inning of the Rockies’ 6-3 victory Wednesday, the second baseman was struck in the bill of the helmet by a pitch from the Yankees pitcher Anthony Swarzak. LeMahieu fell flat on the ground, but got up, stayed in the game and then hit an RBI triple in the eighth off the Yankees’ fireball closer Aroldis Chapman.
After nearly getting hit in the face, how did LeMahieu gird himself to face a man who regularly throws 100 mph fastballs?
“I was just kind of thinking, ‘How many times is that ever going to happen in my career?