Will a drone injury be just the "circumstance" the Toronto Blue Jays need to shake up the ALCS?
Cleveland Indians' starter Trevor Bauer, originally scheduled to pitch Game 2 on Saturday, injured his pinkie repairing his drone last week, forcing the team to push him back to Game 3 on Monday.
But the extra days' rest weren't enough to prevent the wound from becoming a gruesome, gushing mess on the mound.
OK. This was pretty gnarly. (via @Shauncore) http://pic.twitter.com/g6tsSPojwe
— @JeffPassan
MLB rules state that a pitcher cannot attach anything to either hand, including tape or glue, so Bauer started the game with just 11 stitches to hold his finger together.
Trevor Bauer's hand injury that came from fixing his drone is no joke http://pic.twitter.com/QOPCS8NzSt
— @darrenrovell
Trevor Bauer's finger looks like something Hannibal Lecter got a hold of #ALCS
— @eboland11
Bauer threw 21 pitches with the injured hand, including one 95 mph fastball.
Trevor Bauer's finger injury looks as bad as others described after they saw the picture Friday. Amazing that he's even able to pitch.
— @Buster_ESPN
Pretty amazing Trevor Bauer was able to throw 95 MPH with an open gushing wound on his finger.
— @darenw
But it quickly became apparent that Bauer wasn't going to make it out of the first inning, no matter how hard he tried to make it seem like everything was okay.
Just a flesh wound. #Bauer #RallyTogether https://t.co/BDYka9viD1
— @Reflog_18
Bauer, shaking his head while being tended to on the mound, just yelled a word that begins with F and rhymes with truck.
— @ZackMeisel
Indians manager Terry Francona came out of the dugout and talked with Bauer and the umpires before the decision was made that Bauer would have to leave the game.
I think Francona subliminally gives camera the middle finger http://pic.twitter.com/t7kyzc7SKo
— @sweetlou43
Trevor Bauer's pinky, Terry Francona's middle. https://t.co/bymKxx2rjU
— @JeffPassan
Bauer issued two walks, had one strikeout and threw nine of his 21 pitches for strikes before exiting.
He was replaced by right-hander Dan Otero.
The injury quickly drew comparisons to Curt Schilling's bloody sock in the 2004 ALCS, the result of a torn tendon. Schilling would pitch through the injury and help his Red Sox win Game 6 of the series, en route to a come-from-behind series victory over the New York Yankees and later, the World Series title.
Please don't tweet at me about Bauer.He cost himself a start, likely more, AND his teammates, and fans, dicking around with a drone. #stupid
— @gehrig38
indians gotta win the world series so we can finally replace curt schilling as the most important bleeding pitcher in baseball history
— @Lahlahlindsey
But when it comes to wounded heroics, not much compares to Kirk Gibson's dramatic game-winning home run in the 1988 World Series on two injured legs.
Gruesome, bloody finger forces Trevor Bauer out of ALCS Game 3
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