North Carolina coach Mike Fox doesn’t see it as Cody Roberts’ protective cup failing him when he was hit with a foul ball in the groin area last Sunday in a game at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Despite Roberts needing surgery a few hours later, Fox credits the cup for preventing his junior catcher from suffering more serious injuries.
“I don’t know that it failed,” Fox said. “I think the cup saved him.”
Roberts’ injury came just eight days after St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina was hit by a foul ball in a similar fashion during a game with the Chicago Cubs.