Injury Scout - Cardinals SS Edmundo Sosa hits 1B Umpire Junior Valentine in face with wild throw
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2021
- 1B Umpire Junior Valentine was hit in the side of the face/jaw with an errant throw while preparing to officiate a play at first base during Monday's Cardinals-Mets game, staying in the game after evaluation. Report: www.closecallsports.com/2021/...
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I was there last night. As a crowd we took a large collective gasp and then gave him an applause for empathy for hanging in there.
Yea we saw the video
This comment omg 😂😂
@@theyo9619 lmao
a year later and this comment is still full of win... "for empathy" 😂🤣😂
I am suprised he didn’t get tossed from the game.
That's quite the unlucky smack to the cheek, but that was probably the best place he could have gotten hit in the head. Could have been worse like, the temple, jaw bone, ear, back of head, or nose bridge.
I mean can we talk about how Junior took that like a champ
No shit. He ate that like it was nothing. Unreal
... and how if ANY player got hit like that, they'd leave the game, take the 15 day DL and cry about it.
Him running his hand down his cheek, checking the hand for blood, then SMILING? Yeah, absolute champ. Give him a playoff assignment.
No he was crying
Dude just absorbed it
Scary stuff. Glad to see he appears to be relatively ok and no concussion signs.
@Alvin Lieber any impact that causes the brain to move rapidly inside the head can cause a concussion. It does not require a direct hit to the head. Hits to the head are the most common way to get a concussion but are certainly not the only way.
@Alvin Lieber wow I try to say something nice and someone still has to be a jerk. The announcers mentioned worrying about a concussion too. All I was trying to say is I’m glad he’s ok. Getting hit in the side of the head or face with a ball at that speed could be dangerous.
@Alvin Lieber - It actually shows how little common sense you have. Any type of hit to the head can cause a concussion. I wouldn’t type stupid comments if you know nothing about the topic of the conversation! 😒
@@brown2796 concussion expert here
major kudos to him. that would've knocked my head clean off my body.
I feel for Sosa. He’s been hit by so many pitches this year with his limited plate appearances so I’m sure he felt terrible for accidentally drilling Valentine knowing how it feels to be on that end of a baseball. Fortunately it looks like Valentine escaped with some bruising and not much more!
He wasn't in any big rush to get over there and see if he was ok. Not that he's a doctor or whatever... but you would think...
Pitchers don't check on batters when they hit them so why would Sosa go up to check up on the umpire?
@@crincon612 because players know that’s expected. An umpire 15’ away doesn’t.
McKinley Mac going over there then wouldn’t have done anything it would have only disrupted the medical attention he was getting, i’m sure he went over there after the inning and apologized
@@mckinleymac3452 to be fair, Sosa doesn’t speak English so he might not have known what to say even if he had gone over. And then there was some footage (I can’t remember which broadcast showed it) of him apologizing to Valentine from a distance between innings. If I find it I’ll link it.
That micky mouse voice at the end lmao
Sosa could have at least walked over and said sorry dude. Lol
That's what I was thinking they were just standing around for awhile the least he could have done was come up and said sorry for that wild-ass throw
Sosas English isn’t the best
Agreed! Mr. Sosa should have been the first person at Mr. Valentine's side.
At 2:21 Sosa licks his glove. Lol
No sosa wasn’t in the wrong, the ump just stood there like an NPC and took it. Umps at fault here sorry to tell ya.
That's how you hit the cutoff man
lol
Yeahhhhhhhhhhhh
I about said somthing stupid thankfully realized it was a joke
0:07 he lowered down like when peter Griffin gets knocked 💀💀
I was watching the game. If he can smile about it afterwards. Awesome 👍👍👍💪💪💪
Sosa thinking in his head while while making that great grab and spinning throw like yea this will make the highlight reel, then watches the ball miss first base by 15ft and drill the umpire and thinks ohh no this is going to make the highlight reel lol
Hahahahahaha
I do hope that the umpire went to the hospital to get checked out, though. I cant imagine nothing was broken, as fast as that throw was
Probably because he's young. An older umpire wouldn't have stand up that quickly.
That's a tough guy. Prolly would've put a player on the IL for a month.
Is no one gonna mention that around 3:10, some random kid who just began puberty starts talking out of nowhere? That definitely threw me off guard 😅 I honestly thought this video was just a baseball clip
I thought it was the umpires inner dialogue
I thought it was some girl
Your teaching videos would show and say that Valentine was in the right position and focused on making a potential call at first base. Once he saw Sosa field the ball, the umpire stared at the first base bag.
I remember watching this on TV. As soon as it hit him in the face I was like, "Ohhhh shit!"
If that second to last audio clip is of the umpire, he sounds like an incredibly sweet person! Glad he wasn't seriously hurt!!
it isnt but same, couldve been way worse
It doesn’t look like Sosa was that upset. More annoyed than upset.
Jesus Christ... I can feel that pain on my right cheek.
Geez. The ONLY thing good was that it didn't hit him a few inches higher in the head.
I tell you, no one outside an ump ever truly appreciates what an ump goes through.
That's true, but you still can't help but laugh and say if only it had been Joe west or Angela Hernandez
@@mckinleymac3452 they’ve blown so many games they deserve a little dinger to the melon
@@andrewbathish9265
Yep. West & especially Hernandez's post-game review is kinda like me checking my cellphone when I wake up.
Missed call.
Missed call.
Missed call.
Missed call.
Missed call
@@mckinleymac3452 lol ur mr popular
Or lower. A top cricket player from Australia was killed when a ball he was facing struck him in the side of the neck and ruptured the carotid artery. He stood in place for a few seconds, then collapsed face down on the the ground and died soon after.
he feels so bad he cant move and run over and see if he's ok...lol
That would have been my first instinct!
Why can’t he? Is that a rule?
This is why umpires are often taught to watch the release from the fielder. Once the umpire is sure the throw won't hit him, then move the eyes to the play. There is usually enough time between the release and the catch at first to lock in and get a good look to officiate the play.
True, but with mlb fielders throwing so hard and fast, you might not have time, especially with the ball coming from the middle infield. Moving your eyes during the windup is probably the better option most of the time, with this exact play being the risk, or occasionally missing a call on a ball clanging in the dougout on a wild throw.
@@ahuddleofpenguins4842 As the commentator said, he'd thought he'd seen it all to that moment. That tells you how unlikely something like this is at MLB level, and why an outfield umpire wouldn't bother checking on the line of the throw. As someone who's been a catcher, outfielder and umpire, your first responsibility to the latter is to your duties and the players you're adjudication on - you don't even have time to consider yourself, or would even bother. You set yourself and focus entirely on the play ahead of you. With split seconds involved with throws, the last thing you'd want to be doing is watching a player's release for your own welfare, only to track across and try and instantly take in the dynamic of what's going on at first base, as in this example. In a close call you have a hitter's foot lunging for the base, the first bastman's glove reaching out expectantly for the ball, your ears are hopefully tuned to the sound of ball hitting leather. With all that blur of movement, it would be a huge ask to have an umpire switch from looking at the shortstop or second base over to first base, and be able to acquire and focus on all those key points in an instant. It's much easier if you are focused on the whole chain of movement building up to the climatic fraction of a second that requires your judgement.
Your exactly right!!
"Right here. Not here, or here so much, but right here."
“Nope. Ship-shape.”
“Sosa to his left.. nice play spin-o-rama but he throws it away, hits the ump-OHHH!!!”
You know Sosa gotta feel really bad about that. Glad the umpire was able to stay in the game.
Bro hit the Yamcha pose😭😭😭😭😭
How is the jaw of that umpire not broken?
I didn't see this until the next day, when they show him preparing to ump from behind the plate. In addition to the bruise he had a pretty bad black eye. And as commentators noted, one foul ball even glancing off his mask would probably start the bells ringing again.
Can we get a replay on that
You can't tell but that really hurts
I feel for the ump and Sosa too. Would it have been inappropriate for Sosa to have left his position to run and check on the ump? Kinda surprised he didn’t do that. Just wondering. What y’all think?
His ego prob got in the way
After the inning was over he might have went and said something who knows.
If valentine was leaving the game he probably would’ve went over and said something. They probably had an in opportunity in a later inning to talk after they had both cooled off.
Yeah but then he wouldve needed his translator to come out to convey "Lo siento". It wouldve been a huge ordeal. Half the MLB players cant speak English.
@@mwloos1 was that meant to be funny?
Feels terrible but dosent even walk over and apologize
The level of drama in these comments is wilder than that throw.
"He shouldn't have been standing there" - Edmundo Sosa
Ouch. That's so unlucky
That's one of those things that if he made the same play 100 times and _tried_ to hit Valentine, he couldn't do it.
Why was there a logo pause for a second on the back of his shirt? Why is he the only one with a alligator logo and not a MLB logo?
Ouch. Now if it were Angel Hernandez or Cowboy Joe West we should be snickering.
Can anyone here comment about higher-level umpires not watching the play happen? I only umpire high school softball, but our books constantly talk about watching the play happen so you can judge an errant throw before it reaches the bag so you know to move for a tag play and stuff like that.
Kids aren't pros though. Take your cue from the commentator, who said he thought he'd seen it all up to that point - how many outfield umpires in MLB have you seen drilled by an errant throw to the head? These guys are throwing the ball at near pitcher speeds, no way a pro umpire can spare the time to look at players tossing a ball only to refocus on the target and do their job, and why would they when, as pointed out, it's virtually unheard of for fielders to throw so wildly that they hit outfield umpires? About the only time an ump gets hit is the guy at home plate - comes with the territory.
Did he die?
Is this Pat from Saturday Night Live talking?
That umpire is the real mvp, I probably woulda been crying til I pooed myself
He acted like a champ. I’d be crying😭 That’s supper scary bc these profesional baseball players can throw 90+. Im sure he got checked with a CT, make sure he doesn’t have a concussion or brain injury.
lucky that it wasn't 90+ tbh
Dayum... that'll ring your bell.
Dana White gave the ump a $50K performance bonus.
He couldn’t have hit him any more cleanly if he had purposely done it lol just directly to the cheek
How about instead of patting him on the back telling him everything is going to be ok they go over and check on the Ump???
Now don’t go & get your panties in a bunch “Feelings Police” & getting on me for saying that…lol
A crowd surrounding the umpire only interferes with the treatment they're trying to give him.
Talk about an umpire able to laugh it off was great
He didn't make a call. Was the runner safe?
Someone put some Ice on that!!!
Am I the only one that died laughing?
I laughed. I felt bad but I laughed
Junior is my cousin. He’s tough he will be alright. He’s been hit harder playing baseball growing up.
I wonder if he'll still do plate tomorrow or even bases at that
I’d think that area will be really sore and the mask comes down in that area of the face. I’d take tomorrow off if I was him
There's no crying in baseball......Sosa "hold my beer"
No, nice try.
Junior is a great guy!
My ex brother in law and I were playing on a slow-pitch softball team back in the late 1990s. He hit a hard grounder to short, and the throw struck him in the left temple as he was in full sprint. It literally knocked him into the fence in front of the dugout. Of course, the ambulance came and he was taken to hospital, and diagnosed with a concussion. Not even a week later, he was still out of the line up, and was on the field at the dugout door. The opposing team was on the infield warming up. An errant throw from the third basement struck him, this time in the right temple. He folded like an accordion, taken back to hospital with another concussion. End of his playing days.
It could have been worse. Glad to see that the umpire is ok. Years ago, I witnessed the umpire losing an eye after being hit by a thrown ball. The proper mechanics is to keep your eyes on the ball and follow the throw.
Incorrect. If you follow the ball, you will lose track of the base. His mechanics were fine.
Rule number 1 for umpiring. NEVER take your eye off of the ball.
No, not true. In this scenario he is watching for tag, touch, catch, interference and obstruction at first base. He was set up exactly as he was taught. You wouldn't expect the throw at the MLB level to be that far off the mark.
@@bobbirgenheier241 You are correct. He is in the perfect position and you would not expect an major league throw to be that far off. But if you don't know where the ball is, you'll be lying on the ground and won't be able to make any of those calls. The tag, catch and touch can't happen without a ball, and obstruction before the batter reaches base is normally called by the homeplate umpire.
Mechanics wise Junior did everything right. But I umpire high school baseball. I usually take a peak to see who will field the ball just in case something like this won't occur.
I was just about to type this. This is a function of calling at the MLB/Pro level for so long. Most College/HS umps look for a "true" throw before turning to find the bag and make the call. At this level you just assume and made this possible.
Gold glove of the year goes to the umpires face.
Clearly an accident, but that Umpire took it like a champ. Let's be thankful it wasn't much worse. All he got was a little bit of a bleeding a big bruise.
Beautiful throw REALLY
Stopped the runner from making it to second 😂
I hit our pregnant HS coach in the face while warming up my sophomore yr. The person I was throwing to straight up missed the throw. There was absolutely no reason for her to miss. We were standing right at the opening of the dugout. The immediate feeling of guilt was overwhelming. It made me sick to my stomach instantly.
How does someone hear a fastball whizzing at em. Then get there hand up in time for it to get hit?
Know Jr. will feel it in the morning. Remember, he's behind the plate after last night. Never wishing any ill will, but he'll probably get a foul ball to the mask next game. Never seems to fail.
Are we gonna talk about Wainwright? No outs in the 2nd inning and already 24 pitches?
Maybe he thought the ump was Don Deckinger at first.
I've never had this happen before. I did take foul balls of both forearms in the same game once and could barely hold anything in my hands for a couple of days. But this was brutal.
He should have done the Joe West strong man pose!!
Atta boy to him.
So, the player was too busy to walk over and apologize? What a chump.
No Class from that young man.
You don't surround someone with a possible head injury to get in the way of the professionals assessing his health to apologize. He can apologize later. Smart move, not "chump move."
@@BobbySacamano "Surround" mean walking up 20 ft...Staying away from him at a good distance to simply say. "Are you ok? Sorry." Not hard.
@@hectic5173 oh, so he should have walked up 20ft. Got it.
First rule of umpires, NEVER take your eye off the ball.
I think that would contradict how you’re taught to make a call at first base.
Very lucky that hit him in the cheek instead of the skull, that could of potentially been a life threatening skull fracture, scary to think about as a first base umpire when you are laser focused on the play at first and could get drilled in the skull
He should have been sent to the hospital immediately for x-rays and stitches.
Stanek is happy about this now 🤣😂🤣🤣
"OHH!"
Bro got 360 no scoped. Glad he's ok.
Where's the ice for the poor guy? Did they just give him the towel?
Kept hoping Sosa would go over and say "Sorry".
I was waiting for this to not even after the inning was over. He looked like he felt terrible about it maybe a language barrier?
I was waiting for the same.
1:40 What is that snort? Was Ron laughing?
First baseman thought it was going into the dugout.
Lmao it looks like a comedy sketch
Announcer, what gender are you? It's very difficult to determine based on your voice.
Ron darling stops him self from laughing. 1:28.
Maybe the mechanic has changed but I was always taught to not turn your focus to the bag until you deem a quality or not quality throw. Quality throw, focus on the bag. No quality throw read yourself for a pulled foot or swipe tag. A throw about the hit you is not a quality throw. That said, I've also caught myself shifting focus too soon and could have this happen to me as well. Glad he was ok. That was scary.
SCOTT STERLING!!
This reminds me of that time a homeless man beaned me in the face with a navel orange while riding the bus. When I woke up at Care Now my then GF said that ran the opposite direction after getting hit. I don’t remember a thing.
Adding injury to insult... I'd hate to be in Sosa's shoes in that situation, I'd feel so bad :(
Any idea if Sosa ran over and said anything to Junior afterwards?
It never showed that.
He tried to apologize but was told to go to the dugout.
Nothing to say, both are professionals, both knows it was not intentional. Part of the game.
@@Lorre16 just showed him go back to the dugout after the inning ended
I believe he tried to from a distance but for whatever reason it wasn’t shown on the broadcast I was watching. He also doesn’t speak English from my understanding so there might not have been much he could say. Either way I’m sure Valentine knows Sosa was truly sorry.
Welcome to PHILLY!!
Angel Hernandez would have sued Sosa, The Cards franchise, rawlings baseball added the Mets in there just because he is Angel Hernandez
😆 I expect he probably would. Don't forget mlb ( his resentment is real )😉
How about all of them using helmet?
Goldschmidt should be tracking the ball the entire way if he is going to catch it at 1st base. Why no "Hey Blue, look out!"
He fits perfectly on the Phillies
We will fit perfectly in the World Series as well
Why didn’t he walk over and check on him?
He did that deliberately!
Sosa 🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦
I think he was just aiming for a body once he turned around, unfortunately he aimed for the wrong body
No respect for standing there and making your own pitty party instead of walking over and apologizing.
The first baseman watched him throw the ball and then turned away...
I'm guessing he saw it go wide pretty quick and was waiting to see which way it would caroom off when it passed them all.
@@jzrobbinable Could very well be
He was def looking to see where the ball was gonna go, anticipating it hitting the wall or stands, not expecting it to bounce off the ump's face.
Not sure how they train MLB umpires but I have always been taught to watch the ball being thrown. No throw, no play at 1st.
This late in the play the umpire is simultaneously watching the runner's foot and listening for the _smack_ of the ball hitting the the first baseman's mitt. So he's not watching the fielder's throw to first. (At least I think, not positive)
@@mckinleymac3452 Except he should be watching the throw. All the umpire needs to do is watch the fielder release the throw and shift his eyes to the base. Not hard to do.
@@alanhess9306
Do you currently work in the National league or the Junior Circuit? Or are you retired from umping these days?
@@mckinleymac3452 I've worked mostly HS and American Legion ball as well as some summertime college level ball for over 30 years. I am slowing down due to joint pain but still work some travel ball and fall ball games.
@@alanhess9306
Very good. It's a tough job, my brother calls high school games. No way I would have the temperament for it. Especially from the fans.
Good luck with that joint pain. It's hard getting older.