Trent Thornton was shocked as he sat in the visitor’s clubhouse scrolling through his Twitter timeline as he found out how ruthless Phillies fans can be after unintentionally hitting Bryce Harper. (SNJeffBlair)
The Phillies’ $330-million man was hit in the right ankle by a 96 miles per hour 1-1 fastball in the bottom of the sixth inning, crumpling to the ground and limping out of the game for x-rays. The preliminary report was negative, but the Phillies sent their star for more comprehensive x-rays.
Philly fans responded as you’d expect. Thornton, acquired from the Houston Astros in the Aledmys Diaz deal, had people yell that they hoped he died as he left the field. Online, he had threats against himself and his family.about a Blue Jays player being called a coward as he walked past a small group of Phillies fans on the way to the team bus.
“It was a 1-1 count and I was trying to go in on a fastball, and I just kind of yanked it a little bit,” said Thornton, who finished his outing with two strikeouts and a walk in 1 1/3 innings. “It got away from me, and unfortunately it hit him. I mean, is wasn’t intentional at all. My phone’s blowing up right now … and, I’m trying to deal with it.
Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo was upset by the reaction, noting he had put the four-man outfield in place for the at-bat.
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