Padres' Jake Cronenworth was hit in the face by a pitch from Angels' Yusei Kikuchi on Saturday night. Cronenworth was facing a 1-2 count with two outs in the top of the fifth when Kikuchi threw a pitch up and in that struck the second baseman in the jaw. Cronenworth immediately went down to the ground and motioned for help from trainers.
The broadcast showed multiple replays of the ball hitting Cronenworth in the jaw as he was writhing around on the ground in pain. After the 96 miles per hour fastball clipped his chin, it hit catcher Logan O'Hoppe in the shoulder. Kikuchi's body language indicated that it was an accident.
