There, Shoemaker underwent a CT scan that showed a hematoma and a skull fracture the Angels characterized as small. While the team traveled to Oakland after its 4-2 victory over the Mariners, Shoemaker stayed in Seattle to see a neurologist and was to be examined overnight. “That was probably the scariest thing I’ve ever seen on a baseball field,” Seager said. Four years ago Monday, a line drive hit by then-Angels shortstop Erick Aybar struck Oakland right-hander Brandon McCarthy in the head. McCarthy, now a Dodger, and others who’ve suffered head injuries continue to opt against using bulky protective headgear of the sort that Padres pitcher Alex Torres tried in 2015.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 04, 2016 23:31 UTC