Home plate umpire Mike Everitt was forced to leave Tuesday night’s game after being struck by an errant pitch during warmups between the Rockies and Tigers. That’s one way to introduce this video. The other is to tell you that he got hit in the nuts.
This MLB umpire had to leave after getting hit in the beans by a pitch
The struggle is real.
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Everitt tried to play through the pain, but had to leave after his groinal area was obliterated by a Michael Fulmer pitch that broke perfectly and left the catcher whiffing at air. You could try to replicate this pitch thousands of times and never have this kind of command while trying to strike someone’s groin.
It’s right on the money.
Everyone immediately realized what happened and went to check on Everitt. Baseball can be so cruel.
