Hunter Pence took a foul ball off the eye, and his face was a swollen mess ·

05 Jan 2025, 00:00

Some coaches tell players to never take their eye off the ball. Hunter Pence may have taken that advice too literally in a game against Washington.

Pence hit a foul ball in his first at-bat of the game that bounced off of home plate and hit him on his right cheek, just below his eye.

.@HunterPence fouls ball off his face, but stays in ballgame: https://t.co/0VkaOEuKt4 pic.twitter.com/91JIPVCjoz

— MLB (@MLB) August 6, 2016

The ball hit Pence with such force that the seams left a visible mark even after his face swelled.

YOU CAN SEE THE SEAMS OF THE BASEBALL IN HUNTER PENCE'S SKIN pic.twitter.com/R3Y5SF3VA2

— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) August 6, 2016

The San Jose Mercury News reports Pence somehow didn't have any serious injury as a result of the hit. He stayed in the game and helped the Giants beat the Nationals 7-1.

"Once I knew it wasn't a scary injury, I wanted to stay out there," Pence said."It cleared up after a couple seconds. I can feel it's puffy, though."

Hunter Pence took a foul ball off the eye, and his face was a swollen mess

Some coaches tell players to never take their eye off the ball. Hunter Pence may have taken that advice too literally in a game against Washington. Pence hit a foul ball in his first at-bat of the game that bounced off of home plate and hit him on his right cheek, just below his eye.

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