Culberson Gets Hit in the Face and Snitker Gets Ejected, a breakdown

Sep 14, 2019 1.2M views 2:21

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.

Why This Matters

Charlie Culberson takes a Fernando Rodney fastball straight to the dome while trying to bunt, and the whole thing goes sideways when his own bat smacks him in the face. It's the kind of brutal, chaotic baseball moment that has everyone in the stadium holding their breath, plus you get a bonus ejection out of it.

This one landed at #230 all-time with 1.2M views, proving that nothing gets clicks faster than a guy getting absolutely walloped on live television.

Key Moments

Who / What Is Involved

Players: Charlie Culberson, Fernando Rodney.

Charlie Culberson Fernando Rodney

Key Terms Mentioned

Ejection Manager Ejection

we 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