When Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager steps into the batter’s box to face Angels pitcher Matt Shoemaker on Sunday, both men are likely to flash back to that fateful day last September, when Seager hit a 105-mph line drive off the right side of Shoemaker’s head.
For Seager, the memories of that horrific collision between baseball and skull were stirred at the mere mention of Shoemaker before the Angels’ home opener Friday night.
“I had flashbacks when they announced his name before the game,” Seager said late Friday night.