Puffed skin was the lone outcome of Michael A. Taylor fouling a ball off his face Wednesday.
That’s right. He hit a foul ball straight down that then kicked straight up and clipped Taylor just under his right eye. He was wearing sunglasses at the time, immediately reached for his eye and wondered if there was blood. Everyone watching could be forgiven for thinking this is the most preposterous injury situation yet for a Washington Nationals club flooded with play-stifling pains.
Taylor remained in the game, which the Nationals lost to the Anaheim Angels, 3-2, on a heat-filled afternoon in Nationals Park.