It was kind of a tough day for Jason Heyward, who started in center field and got a front-row seat of Tyler Chatwood being bad again. Heyward went 0-for-2, was taken out in the middle of the game and because of that wasn’t involved in the big 8-7 comeback win for the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds.
Oh and Heyward also fouled a ball of his balls. Yeah, you know what, that might actually be the worst part.
So, when Heyward was taken out no one really knew why and fans were hopefull it was nothing serious. It was later revealed that he took a foul ball to the groin.
#Cubs Heyward left the game after enduring a foul ball to the groin.
— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) July 7, 2018
It’s not the best video because the white ball on white pants doesn’t give you the greatest view of it, but nonetheless, you can see Heyward grimace in pain after fouling a ball right off his family jewels.
He did continue the at-bat, eventually grounding out to first before being replaced by Albert Almora Jr. to start the fourth inning.
But hey, a win after taking a shot to the groin is still a lot better than a loss and a ball off your balls.
Yeah, no, that still sucks.
