San Diego Padres launcher, Cole Paplham, was at the reception of a 102 -half trip to the head on Sunday in a spring training match against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The incident occurred at the bottom of the eighth round. Paplham launched ground to the Dodgers’ interior field player, Aaron Bracho, on a 2-0 account. Bracho returned the ground directly to Paplham. He went down for several minutes before going to a golf cart and removed the ground.
CLICK HERE for more sports cover on Foxnews.com
The launcher of San Diego Padres, Cole Paplham, # 34, is verified after being hit by an online journey by Aaron Bracho de Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth round of a baseball match at spring on Sunday, February 23, 2025 in Phoenix. (AP photo / Ashley Landis)
Padres manager Mike Shildt said Paplham “seemed to be alert” when he was trying to shake the scary incident.
“Our prayers are with him,” said Shildt, via MLB.com. “He was aware, seemed to be alert, knew where he was. But clearly a frightening thing … He was clearly in a certain pain, and obviously when something like it happens, a little shaken.”
Paplham has been in the Padres minor league system since 2023. He played at college college at the University of New Orleans, then participated in the MLB Draft League for the scrappers of Mahoning Valley.
Yankees abandoning another longtime tradition after revising the beard policy
San Diego Padres launcher, Cole Paplham, # 34, leaves the match after being struck by an online line from Aaron Bracho de Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth round of a baseball match at spring on Sunday, February 23 2025 in Phoenix. (AP photo / Ashley Landis)
He went from Single-A to Double-A baseball levels of minor leagues. He had an MPM of 3.82 and 11 sticks to the stick in eight appearances in 2024.
The Paplham incident occurred a few days after the Dodgers launcher, Bobby Miller, was struck in the face by an online journey.
The Los Angeles Dodgers launcher, Bobby Miller, # 28, reacts after being hit by an online journey by Michael Busch from the Chicago Cubs in the third round of a training baseball match in the spring on Thursday, February 20 2025 in Phoenix. (AP photo / Ashley Landis)
Miller is still in a concussion protocol when he recovers from the incident.
