The ball ticked off the tip of Paddackâs glove before it struck him above his right ear. Paddack fell and rolled over, but ended up in a sitting position on grass next to the mound.
A Twins official provided an in-house recording of the play â the game was not televised Saturday â that showed the moment the ball reached Paddack. It ticked off the tip of Paddackâs glove before it struck him above his right ear. Paddack fell and rolled over, then ended up in a sitting position next to the mound.
He exited the game, and Twins medical staffers determined that he showed no signs of a concussion. But Paddack was not allowed to meet with the media, with the club citing an MLB policy.
âWell, itâs always scary,â Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. âI mean, because no matter what we think we see in, you know, in fast motion, you never really know until you get out there, you talk to them, you hear what the medical staff has to say. So looks like we dodged something with Paddy out there getting hit twice.â
Three batters earlier, Paddack was struck in the triceps with a one-hop smash off Abraham Toroâs bat. Paddack had pitched 2â scoreless innings, giving up three hits while striking out two, when he left the game.
Aaron Sabato singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the Twins beat Boston 9-8 at Hammond Stadium.