While Hamilton was in the Triple-A Charlotte dugout, a foul ball was blasted into his face and set off a spiderweb of facial fractures.
He felt several front teeth get dislodged — some hitting the back of his throat.
He said he needed eight surgeries over the next two years to repair a jaw, mouth and teeth that were destroyed.He missed the rest of the 2019 campaign and somehow reached the majors with the White Sox for four games in 2020, when he tried to pitch through severe discomfort. He not only can eat, drink and sleep better, but he believes he is mixing his pitches better this spring than in past years.
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