Blue Jays fans, coaches, and teammates held their breath on Wednesday night, as Russell Martin took a foul tip off of his throwing hand against the Baltimore Orioles. The incident happened on a fastball to Mark Trumbo, with the ball hitting him pretty squarely on his exposed fingers.
The star catcher was visited on the field by John Gibbons and trainer George Poulos, and was ultimately able to stay in the game, much to the relief of, well, everyone. This wasn’t a breaking ball either, rather, a healthy fastball from J.A. Happ, who was hitting 94 on a regular basis on Wednesday.