Padres batter hit in face with 97 mph pitch — and stays in the game

Padres' Jake Cronenworth Hit in the Face with a 96 MPH Fastball During MLB Game

“That’s the first time I’ve been hit in the face like that since, probably, playing hockey,” Cronenworth saidSan Diego Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth goes down after being hit by a pitch in the face.Credit: John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via GettyNEED TO KNOWSan Diego Padres player Jake Cronenworth was struck in the face by a 96 mph fastball, but he opted to remain in the game and helped his team clinch a winA broadcast of the Padres' game …

Padres batter hit in face with 97 mph pitch — and stays in the game

San Diego Padres infielder Jake Cronenworth was up to bat against Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi with a man on second in the top of the fifth inning when a 97-mph fastball struck him in the cheek.