Seeing a pitcher struck by a powerful hit is one of the more gruesome aspects of baseball. This type of contact is extremely dangerous, and could even result in death by internal bleeding in the brain.
According to an Outside the Lines report, the MLB and the MLBPA are working to give pitchers an option—placing a new prototype cap in the hands of MLB pitchers for this upcoming spring training.
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The protective cap, designed by Boombang, essentially looks like a helmet with the top cut off to look more like a hat.