Baseball had its first scary moment of the spring Friday afternoon, as Toronto Blue Jays left-handed pitcher T.J. House was struck in the head by a John Hicks line drive in the ninth inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers.
House stayed down until an ambulance arrived and he was stretchered off, but did offer the somber crowd a somewhat positive sign, giving a thumbs up:
T.J. House gives a thumbs-up sign as he's wheeled into ambulance.
— Jason Beck (@beckjason) March 10, 2017
T.J. House struck by a hard-hit liner from John Hicks. He's down and receiving medical attention.
— Jason Beck (@beckjason) March 10, 2017
EMT unit on the field attending to T.J. House, who's still lying on ground. They're getting him onto a stretcher.
— Jason Beck (@beckjason) March 10, 2017
House, 27, is in Torontoâs camp as a non-roster invitee. He appeared in four games with the Cleveland Indians last season.
UPDATE: It appears that House got some great news at the hospital:
Guys things are looking good. Today's moment was the scariest of my career but after much testing and time I'm going to make a full recovery
— TJ (@THouse25) March 10, 2017
Thatâs very encouraging.
