A former Kansas City Royals star was plunked by a fastball in the head on Tuesday night, and had strong words for the pitchers around the game.
The Kansas City Royals lost an All-Star contributor following the 2022 season, but that veteran remained in the league. Now, he's becoming a sounding board for Major League Baseball players everywhere.
Merrifield cleared concussion protocol after the incident, but was left with a large welt behind his left ear. And after the game, he sounded off not only on Criswell for plunking him, but on the state of pitching across the sport of baseball as well. Merrifield's issue also stemmed from the increased policing of "retaliation" in Major League Baseball, meaning that his Braves teammates couldn't stand up for their hitter by hitting one of the Rockies' batters in return.
Merrifield also pointed out that in addition to his teammates, stars like Mookie Betts, Justin Turner, and Taylor Ward have suffered damaging injuries on high and tight pitches in the past two seasons.
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