MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL batting prospect Delino DeShields is grabbing headlines for all the painful reasons after copping a 90mph fastball to the face in a Double-A game.
DeShields is playing with the Houston Astros’ affiliate Corpus Christi Hooks down in the Texas League. The 2010 eighth overall MLB draft pick came to the plate, on Friday, with a home run in mind and was left flattened by a vicious, 90mph fastball.
He received treatment at home plate but was able to leave the field under his own steam. By the time De Shields got to the hospital, that evening, the swelling on his cheek and jaw had reached exponential levels.
The jaw, unsurprisingly, was broken. DeShields is back home now and, this afternoon, the swelling has eased a little while a black eye has crept to the surface.
Delino DeShields / Twitter
Delino DeShields / Twitter / Twitter
This is how DeShields looks on his better, non-swollen days:
DeShields is hoping to get back to hitting pitches again, at Whataburger Field, as soon as possible.
Hon the Exiles!!
Women from Cavan are curvy.
They’ve mate on them right down to the ankles.
So I amn’t the only one that has noticed this?
I’m not complaining by the way.
Whoever wins it’s a win for the sport today, would be great for London to win to promote the sport in the UK, but likewise would be great for Cavan to win, they’re sleeping giants big time and would be great to see them doing well again
The Cavan men will not be able to spend their 10 bob notes in Dublin today
Anyone know why Rte are only showing Meath/Tyrone game? Or are the others been streamed on Rte.ie?
#nothingbeatsbeingthere They want people to go in person
Understand that but then they need to lower ticket prices, but would be great value for money today.
Drip prices or use common sense. Could Cork v Galway not have been played in Thurles tomorrow?
Even with 3 matches will there be more than 45000 there?
Cavan will have massive support, Meath Tyrone and Donegal should also have a half decent following, Cork and London will be a close call as to who has the least fans n attendance
London 1-8
Cavan 0-10
Good effort by the London lads considering the disadvantages they face with no regular challenge games
And the long hours they put into working and attending training session. Well done for getting this far lads!
Come on London, they were on itv news London a couple weeks back and showed all the little kids getting involved in GAA in London :)
Yeah, there’s a pretty decent under age set up in London. Long may it continue!
Cavan for sam!
Fair play to London for sticking in it, it’d be mad to see them in a quarter-final.. Expect Cavan to win though.
Mon Cavan!!!!!
London 3-9 Cavan 1-12
London making a fight of this!! 3 or 4 points in that breeze for them in the second half
Cavan 3-12 London 0-10
Ha ha. How the feck did he miss that goal? He was practically on the line!
The future ia blue.
An Cabhan Abu!!!
London 2-9 Cavan 0-18
I never knew London was in Ireland ‘