After his final spring start of 2017, Angels right-hander Matt Shoemaker declared himself ready for the regular season and announced he would begin the season wearing a piece of protective headgear in his cap.
Shoemaker, 30, experienced few complications returning from surgery to cease bleeding within his brain stemming from a 105 mph line drive off the bat of Kyle Seager that struck him in the temple last September.
Over the offseason, he considered whether he might wear something extra inside his cap that could absorb some of the impact if a ball were to strike him again.