Pirates fans had a major scare tonight after top prospect Jameson Taillon took a line drive off the bat of Hernan Perez to the head.
As you can see below, the ball nailed Taillon cleanly and subsequently bounced all the way into left field:
Taillon hit #ouch pic.twitter.com/lCouST6Rqy
— Harper Bentley 💕 (@HarperBentley) July 20, 2016
Pitchers are almost always taken out for precautionary reasons, but Taillon is still pitching in this game — he’s allowed just one run through 5 innings of work.
Jameson Taillon appears to be staying in this ballgame. He’ll take a few warmup pitches. Standing ovation from the PNC Park crowd.
— Stephen J. Nesbitt (@stephenjnesbitt) July 19, 2016
According to Pirates writer Travis Sawchik, Perez’s liner came off the bat at a blistering 105 mph:
Ball that hit Taillon's head left Perez's bat at 105 mph
— Travis Sawchik (@Travis_Sawchik) July 19, 2016
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