Culberson Gets Hit in the Face and Snitker Gets Ejected, a breakdown
What Happened
Charlie Culberson of the Atlanta Braves steps into the batter's box with no outs and runners on base in the late innings. Veteran reliever Fernando Rodney of the Washington Nationals is on the mound, trying to protect a narrow lead. Culberson squares around to bunt, attempting to move the runners over, when Rodney's pitch rockets straight into Culberson's face. The impact is sickening, with Culberson's bat whipping around and striking him squarely in the cheek. Braves third base coach Ron Washington rushes over to tend to Culberson, who is clearly in immense pain. Culberson's teammates and the Nationals players look on with concerned expressions, shaken by the frightening play. Braves manager Brian Snitker rushes out of the dugout, angrily arguing with the umpires that the pitch should not have been ruled a strike since it hit Culberson in the face. "Unbelievable! Shame on you!" Snitker yells, his face reddening with fury. The umpires stand firm on the call and Snitker is ejected for his tirade. Replays show the ball striking Culberson's bat as he instinctively tried to protect his face, a clear foul ball that should not have been called a strike. Culberson, his face already swelling and discolored, heads to the dugout with trainers, his day unfortunately ended by the freak accident. The Braves and their fans are left shaken, concerned for Culberson's health and outraged by the umpires' decision. Snitker's ejection only adds to the tension, as the Braves try to rally without their fiery manager. It's a gut-wrenching moment in what was already a tense game between these NL East rivals. The impact of the ball striking Culberson's face is sure to be felt long after the final out, both physically and emotionally, as the Braves hope their teammate is able to make a full recovery.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentwe had a player get hit in the face and
then an ejection this one's brought to
you by House of hoodies Culberson digs
in no outs to on he's gonna try and bunt
the runners over
Rodney who's been in the league for 50
years now is trying to throw oh no
oh baby kick it his feet right to the
face I hope this doesn't like break any
bones in his face because that would be
terrible hopefully it's just terrible
bruises which is still terrible
Ronnie Washington giving him some love
rubbing down the leg that's nice father
figure they're like yeah we're gonna
need all the help we can let's cut to
every player so we can see how sad they
are great okay everyone feels bad that's
good no one was laughing everyone passed
that test Cole Burson Oh yikes looking
as ugly as my good friend Jake face all
right to the face now he did have the
bat out so they call it a strike which
he does not like snicker does not like
that they called it a strike by
definition of the rule it's a strike
unless there's a precedent sent that
says if you get hit in the face it's not
a strike they throw him out here right
now he's just saying [ __ ] [ __ ]
[ __ ] he's not trying to bunt that
ball he's not trying to bunt but even if
he's trying to like protect his face
with the bat and then it hits the bat
that's a foul ball I have no idea I mean
by rule as a strike I understand why
you're upset though he's very mad he's
yelling is the best part no goddamnit
that's terrible not trying to bunt that
[ __ ] ball no [ __ ] way he's yelling
I'm so mad here's the best part he's
just tries to put shame on them
he's very upset [ __ ] unbelievable
[ __ ] unbelievable
you should never [ __ ] count that
shame on you - shame on you
here it is again don't watch if you
don't want to but the bats out right to
the face oh that's awful man Hamilton's
like don't let me do don't [ __ ] hit
me I do nothing come on
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Culberson might need a hoodie feel bad
for him I hope he's okay