Hunter Pence is as tough as they come, and he showed that in Saturday night’s game against the Nationals when he fouled a pitch off his face.
It happened in the second inning of the game, when Stephen Strasburg took a little bit off a pitch and hurled an 88 mph slider toward the dish. Pence managed to reach out and get a piece of it, but it pinged off the dirt and hit him right in the face.
Reason No. 1,356,687 to love @hunterpence. https://t.co/RUsYlwv0aj #WeAreGiant pic.twitter.com/JUdg22BLu2
— #WeAreSF (@SFGiants) August 7, 2016
Check out the nasty bruise he was left with.
Seams embedded in his face? Seams embedded in his face.https://t.co/ifnPXifhQF
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) August 7, 2016
Manager Bruce Bochy spoke about the unfortunate incident after the game.
"Oh man, what a warrior," Bruce Bochy said of light heavyweight champion Hunter Pence.
— Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) August 7, 2016
Ouch.
