Home plate umpire Nate Tomlinson had a closer-than-he-wanted view of a Tuesday evening Mike Trout at-bat. Trout’s bat instantly cracked, and all but the handle went flying backwards, landing between the bars of Tomlinson’s mask. Watch bat meet face in the video below. “In the mask, the broken part of the bat, that was really scary,” Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said of Trout’s bat connecting with Tomlinson. Original published on Mike Trout’s bat meets umpire’s face

Source: Fox News June 15, 2022 17:14 UTC