edwin nunez's 103-mile per hour liner ricochets off the head of brian mitchell. a doctor diagnosed him with a small nasal fracture, but no other serious damage. after the game, manager joe gerardi said it seems like your heart just drops into your stomach and you're scared for the kid and you see blood coming out. he is the third pitcher to take a bomb to the head, an occupational hazard going back to baseball's earliest days and hasn't changed much even as hockey and football have managed to convince their players to protect themselves with head gear and other safety innovations. while these incidents are low in frequency, they can be devastating. come backers ended the careers of pitchers. oakland a's mccartney needed pressure on his game. his brain. aroldis chapman needed gruesome staples. reliever alex torres was an early adapter, but not many followed sued, kiting the hats unsightliness. >> two fans have been hit this season and suffered serious injuries and in kansas early they are month, a 9-year-old batboy died when he accidentally got hit in the head by