A frightening incident in the first inning of a MLB game Wednesday night led to a quick exit for the night's starting pitcher. For the Milwaukee Brewers' Dustin May, his first pitch was also his last. New York Mets center fielder A.J.
Ewing lined the 95.8 mph sinker right back at May, who was able to turn his body but still was struck in the back by the ball, which was traveling at 106 mph off of Ewing's bat. The "Foul Territory" podcast detailed on social media that the ball hit May's right shoulder. Third baseman David Hamilton then gathered the ball and threw it to first to get Ewing out.
May, though, knelt on the grass in pain, and as he was tended to by the training staff, it seemed that even breathing was painful due to the injury. He threw several pitches in an effort to give it another go, "raising his arm and shaking his right hand between tosses," reports the . Ultimately, though, he was unable to continue.
As he walked off the field, he shook his head in obvious frustration that his start ended so soon, but fans still gave him an ovation for the effort. Robert Gasser came in and finished off the inning. It's the first time since Pablo Lopez exited after one pitch on July 2, 2021, reports Jerry Beach of the .
Zach Braziller of the New York Post later reported that May is not believed to have suffered a significant injury due to the comebacker. "The Brewers later said he suffered a right scapula contusion and that X-rays came back negative," Braziller wrote. While nothing was broken, May will likely be dealing with pain for a while.
A hard-hit ball like that is sure to leave at least a large bruise, if not a knot as well. Fortunately for May, there's still some time before the playoffs begin. The Brewers have the best record in baseball at 81-51 as of Wednesday evening, and they'll surely be hoping to make a run at the pennant and potentially a World Series this October.
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