Myles Schroder figured the first shot to the cup was just part of playing catcher for the Richmond Flying Squirrels, the Double A farm club of the Giants. An inning later, another errant bounce caught Schroder in the same spot.
He ruptured a testicle but returned to the lineup two weeks later. His teammates, no doubt, teased him upon his return, but they also knew Schroder was a gamer who would, literally, leave it all on the field.
“I guess the first one cracked the cup,” Schroder said. “The second one … wow, that one hurt. But everything is good.