Braves minor league coach drilled by liner and loses eye…When someone says heads up you don’t actually look up
Posted on 16. Mar, 2011 at 11:22 am by SKI in Atlanta Braves, Baseball, MLB Baseball
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP)—Atlanta Braves minor league manager Luis Salazar has lost an eye after he was struck in the face by a line drive while watching a spring training game.
Braves general manager Frank Wren said Wednesday that doctors were unable to save Salazar’s left eye after the accident March 9. The former major league player is otherwise recovering from his injuries and expects to manage Lynchburg of the Class A Carolina League this season.
The 54-year-old Salazar was standing against the railing on the top step of the dugout during a game between the Braves and St. Louis Cardinals when Brian McCann fouled a ball in his direction. Salazar was unable to get out of the way and fell head-first back into the dugout.
The game was stopped for almost 20 minutes so Salazar could be airlifted to an Orlando hospital. He regained consciousness on the way and was treated for multiple facial fractures, but doctors were unable to save his left eye.
Fucking McCann just knocking peoples eyes out and shit. I don’t want to sound insensitive here, but Luis Salazar could possibly ruin baseball. Knowing Bud and the rest of the MLB brass they are freaking out about this. When a coach got drilled coaching the bases they then made all coaches wear helmets while on the field. With this now I can see Selig doing something crazy like covering the entire field in netting to protect the fans from foul balls.
Do I think this will actually happen? No, but I can’t be sure with Bud in office. I’m just hoping that some 80 year old women in wheelchair doesn’t get dotted in the dome this year or we are in trouble.
Too bad Salazar isn’t in the Pirates organization, because he would fit right in with the eye patch.
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