TJ Friedl’s Bizarre Day: Hit by 3 Pitches in One Game as Reds Unleash Power Showdown
Pain was the price of admission to MLB history Friday night for Cincinnati Reds center fielder TJ Friedl. The leadoff man was hit by a pitch three times in an 8-4 win over the New York Mets, tying a major-league record.
The 29-year-old Friedl was hit in the third, fifth and eighth innings, all by different Mets pitchers.
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He took a 91 mph fastball to his left forearm from lefty Sean Manaea in the third. Manaea was making his first start of the season after recovering from an oblique strain and a bone chip in his pitching elbow.
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