When you’re a pitcher facing a big bad hitter looking to hit the ball a million feet as hard as they can, you don’t exactly have all the time in the world to protect yourself. We’ve seen a lot of scary line drives over the years hit pitchers in the head. Alex Torres has worn a protective cap, and it turns out some players are wearing unapproved kevlar in their caps.
One of them, according to a ESPN report is Yankees right-hander Esmil Rogers and former Yankee pitcher Hector Noesi.