Toronto Blue Jays' minor league catcher Payton Henry was injured and the game was called on Friday night as a result of it. Here's what we know:
' Triple-A catcher Payton Henry was injured and the game was called in the seventh inning on Friday night as a result of it.Tonight’s Buffalo Bisons game was cancelled after seven innings when catcher Payton Henry was struck in the back of the head by a bat on a follow-through.
A very scary scene as Henry went down and his arms began to shake. Henry left on a stretcher with medics.A very scary scene as Henry went down and his arms began to shake. Henry left on a stretcher with medics.Payton is currently alert and appropriately responsive. We will share any further information as it becomes available.The 26-year-old Henry has appeared in the major leagues before, with both the 2021 and 2022 Miami Marlins. He's got 20 games of major league experience, having hit .
Over eight career minor league seasons, he's hitting .252 overall with 52 homers. He's appeared in Triple-A games for both the Milwaukee Brewers and Blue Jays over the last two seasons and is hitting .244 in Buffalo with three homers this year. This incident is just the latest in terms of catchers getting hurt on swings. St. Louis Cardinals' All-Star Willson Contreras broke his arm on a swing by J.D. Martinez of the New York Mets.
As for the Blue Jays at the major league level, they beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night in 14 innings.Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady.
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