Dodgers' May, struck in head by liner, passes concussion protocol
Los Angeles Dodgers rookie right-hander Dustin May apparently escaped serious injury when he was struck in the head by a line drive in the fourth inning Sunday in a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.
With the bases loaded and one out, Arizona first baseman Jake Lamb hit a liner that hit May near his right ear. May collapsed on the mound as the ball ricocheted into short left field and two runners scored.
The ball might have glanced off of May's glove initially, and it appeared the pitcher hit the back of his head on the mound as he dropped to the ground.
May remained on the ground for about 30 seconds while being attended to by a Dodgers' trainer, then rose and walked off the field under his own power.
The 21-year-old later told reporters that he passed the concussion protocol and had no symptoms other than a bruise.
"When it hit me at first, it really just frightened me," May said. "And then when I was on the ground, it was like, ‘Well dang, I wish that wouldn't have happened.' Then I was like, I didn't want to rush it in getting up because I've seen other people do that and it is a worse outcome."
May entered the game in the fourth inning and struck out the first batter he faced, Jarrod Dyson, before giving up three straight singles to load the bases. He was charged with three runs on four hits in one-third of an inning, leaving him with a 5.11 ERA in six games, including four starts.
--Field Level Media
