It's not uncommon for a batter to foul tip a ball into the catcher's mask, but it's not every day that you see a foul tip actually get stuck in the catcher's mask. That's what happened to Seattle Mariners catcher Josh Bard when Oakland A's shortstop Cliff Pennington hit a foul tip straight back and the baseball got lodged in between the bars of Bard's facemask.
It happened in the bottom of the sixth inning at Oakland today. After being unable to pull the baseball out of his mask, Bard had to take his mask off and fight with the baseball for a good few seconds before it finally came out. As the broadcasters pointed out, that's why catchers wear masks.
Bard gets baseball stuck in facemask [MLB]
It happened in the bottom of the sixth inning at Oakland today. After being unable to pull the baseball out of his mask, Bard had to take his mask off and fight with the baseball for a good few seconds before it finally came out. As the broadcasters pointed out, that's why catchers wear masks.
Bard gets baseball stuck in facemask [MLB]
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