Lakeland, Fla. — On Thursday, Blue Jays right-hander Elvis Luciano hit Tigers infielder Zack Short in the head with a 90-plus mph pitch. Short, fortunately, escaped serious injury.
Catcher Grayson Greiner might not have been as lucky.
A first-pitch fastball, 94 mph, from Luciano in the bottom of the sixth inning Sunday struck Greiner in the face. It was unclear without video replay whether the pitch hit flush or clipped part of the helmet before striking the center of his face.
Either way, Greiner went down in a lot of pain, holding his hands over his face.