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In one of the scarier moments of the 2009 baseball season, Mets third baseman David Wright took a mid-90s fastball from Giants starter Matt Cain off the helmet during a game on Saturday.
Wright was diagnosed with post-concussion symptoms on Sunday and was released from the hospital. The Mets may be forced to put him on [...]
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August 16, 2009
Ah, long weekends. Gotta love em.According to New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel, David Wright could possibly miss the rest of the season after getting beaned in the head by an unintentional 94 mph Matt Cain fastball in his team's 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.The All-Star third baseman was hit just above the ear hole in the fourth inning, sending his...
Via NY Daily News
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August 17, 2009
The Matt Cain fastball David Wright took to the head Saturday temporarily affected his ability to think clearly. Fox announcers Mark Grace and Thom Brennaman were not beaned. So, what's their excuse for portraying Cain as a victim?
Via Sports Illustrated
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August 18, 2009
Giants starter Matt Cain was locked in a scoreless duel Saturday with the Mets' Johan Santana when Luis Castillo opened the New York half of the fourth inning with an infield single. The Giants are playing in a pennant race with a popgun offense, so every run, especially facing an ace like Santana, drips with importance. David Wright was the next batter, and Cain worked ahead...
Via Seattle Times
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August 15, 2009
David Wright has left the New York Mets game against San Francisco after being hit squarely in the helmet by a 94 mph fastball from Giants starter Matt Cain.
Via NY Daily News
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August 15, 2009
David Wright was hit in the head by the Giants' Matt Cain in the fourth inning of Saturday's game and spent several moments sprawled on the ground near the plate, not moving, before getting up and walking with trainers back to the Met dugout.
Via SI.com
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August 16, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mets All-Star David Wright is out of the hospital a day after getting hit in the helmet by a pitch from San Francisco's Matt Cain.
Via Sports Blog Net
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August 15, 2009
Scary stuff. David Wright was just hit in the helmet by a 93 mph fastball from Matt Cain in the 4th inning. Wright was down 0-2 as Bengie Molina called for the fourth straight fastball from Cain. It obviously got away and nailed Wright on the left side of his helmet, near the temple, roughly where the brim of the helmet connects to the main body. He went down in a heap as soon...
Via CBSSports.com
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August 16, 2009
New York Mets All-Star David Wright was released from the hospital Sunday, a day after getting hit in the helmet by a pitch from San Francisco's Matt Cain.
Via NJ.com
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August 16, 2009
David Pokress/NewsdayMets third baseman David Wright is examined after being hit in the head with a fastball Saturday against San Francisco.NEW YORK -- One day after a nasty Matt Cain fastball drilled his head, Mets third baseman David Wright was...
Via Chron.com
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August 16, 2009
New York Mets third baseman David Wright was taken from Citi Field in an ambulance after being hit squarely in the helmet by a 94-mph fastball from Giants starter Matt Cain.
Via Sign on San Diego
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August 16, 2009
Mets All-Star David Wright is out of the hospital a day after getting hit in the helmet by a pitch from San Francisco's Matt Cain.
Via New York Mets ? New York Post
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August 18, 2009
David Wright doesn't want to be out a day longer than required. Speaking for the first time since being blasted in the head by a Matt Cain fastball on Saturday and suffering a concussion, Wright insisted yesterday at Citi Field that he feels...
Via Sign on San Diego
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August 15, 2009
A masterful pitching duel turned ugly after David Wright was hit in the helmet by a pitch from Matt Cain, and Bengie Molina homered in the 10th inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 5-4 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday.
Via Bleacher Report
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August 15, 2009
During the latter portion of Fox’s telecast of today’s Mets game, video showed David Wright, dressed in a gray shirt and shorts boarding an ambulance.
He appeared to be rather steady on his feet and did not require assistance of any kind to get into the emergency vehicle. This is certainly a good sign because it certainly did not appear that David would have been leaving...
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