The left-handed pitcher looking for a job with the Blue Jays took a comebacker off the bat of Detroit’s John Hicks in the bottom of the ninth Friday. The hard liner struck him on the back of the head, just above his right ear. The Blue Jays released a statement late Friday that “results from testing have been normal” and that House would stay in hospital overnight for observation. Happ, in his first go-round with the Jays, who was struck in the head by a hard-hit ball. It’s been estimated that a batted ball hits a pitcher in the head one or two times per season — with roughly 750,000 pitches thrown every year.

Source: thestar March 10, 2017 21:43 UTC