Trevor Larnach Home Run KO’s Rays Fan

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Trevor Larnach, Minnesota Twins
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The Minnesota Twins won the first of a four-game series vs the Tampa Bay Rays Monday night. Their efforts were aided by two early home runs. The first came via Royce Lewis, who hit a solo bomb in the first inning.

Then, in the top of the second, a Trevor Larnach home run (with an exit velocity of 112 MPH) drove three more runs in. But that wasn’t all the damage Trevor’s homer caused.

Trevor Larnach Home run knocks out Rays fan in right field

Larnach’s blast left Tropicana Field so fast that if you blinked, you might have missed it. Just like the Rays fan in right field, who tried to catch the rocket shot. Instead, the baseball went right through the guy’s hands. And right behind those hands, was his face. The result was reminiscent of what ends a lot of MMA fights.

No update on fan’s condition yet

After the game went on for an hour or two, without any mention on the broadcast or from reporters on what happened with the fan (or that the event occured at all), Dyoung-Ho Park (MLB.com) confirmed that the fan is okay.

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I hope and pray that this Rays fan is getting the medical attention he needs. Taking a baseball to the face, at that velocity, is a serious injury. If an update comes out on the fan’s condition or more videos surface, we will post them here.

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