Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Archie Bradley leaves game after taking line drive to face
Apr 29, 2015, 2:09 AM | Updated: 6:24 pm
In a scary moment during Tuesday night’s Diamondbacks-Rockies game, pitcher Archie Bradley was hit in the face by a line drive from Carlos Gonzalez in the top of the second inning.
Oh. No. Archie Bradley. Wow that was scary. Amazing to get a thumbs up & him walking off under his own power. pic.twitter.com/3Cmhut0YuO
— Tyler Bassett (@Tyler_Bassett) April 29, 2015
Not good. Archie Bradley is down after taking a line drive directly off of the head. Medical staff is treating him. pic.twitter.com/QVLzrGbGBP
— Nick Hamelin (@NickHamelin) April 29, 2015
Archie Bradley just got hit in the face by a line drive. He is down. Trainers are out.
— Arizona Sports 98.7 (@AZSports) April 29, 2015
Bradley was eventually rolled over onto his back, and ultimately sat up and walked off the field under his own power.
He gave a thumbs up in response to a standing ovation from the crowd as he walked off the field.
Scary moment at Chase Field. Really glad to see #Dbacks Archie Bradley give thumbs up after line drive hits head pic.twitter.com/nkdAy85puo
— MarkMcCluneCBS5 (@MarkMcCluneCBS5) April 29, 2015
Trainers tend to #Ddbacks pitcher Archie Bradley after he was hit in the face by a line drive in the second inning. pic.twitter.com/Eg2J3eLMWl
— David Kadlubowski (@Davidkadlu) April 29, 2015
Archie Bradley has been removed from tonight's #Dbacks game after being struck by a line drive. Andrew Chafin now pitching.
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) April 29, 2015
The ball that hit #Dbacks Archie Bradley had an exit velo of 115 mph.
— Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) April 29, 2015
The D-backs later said Bradley was taken to St. Joseph’s hospital for further testing, and never lost consciousness.
Archie Bradley, who never lost consciousness after being struck, was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital for further testing. (1/2)
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) April 29, 2015
A complete medical update is expected following tonight’s game. (2/2)
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) April 29, 2015
He reportedly returned to the stadium around the top of the ninth inning.
Being told that #Dbacks Archie Bradley is back at Chase Field.
— Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) April 29, 2015
Dbacks trainer Ken Crenshaw says Archie Bradley had no symptoms of concussion.
— Nick Piecoro (@nickpiecoro) April 29, 2015
“That’s a tough kid, man,” said manager Chip Hale. He said Bradley is likely to be moved to the disabled list, though head trainer Ken Crenshaw said Bradley was given a “favorable” diagnosis.