Pitching against Ramon Urias, Kirby was hit by a 102.7 mph comebacker. The ball appeared to hit part of his glove, before catching his face. The ball ricocheted to Rowdy Tellez, w

The 27-year-old righty had blood trickling out of his mouth as he left the field on Tuesday night Seattle Mariners pitcher George Kirby was hit in the face by a 102.7 mph line drive on Tuesday Kirby casually walked off the field with blood trickling from his mouth After the game,

Mariners pitcher George Kirby was left bloodied in a scary scene Tuesday night when he was hit in the face with a 102.7-mph line drive off the bat of Orioles infielder Ramon Urias. Luckily, Kirby used his cat-like reflexes to get his hand and glove up right before the ball the ball struck him in the fifth inning of a 5-1 loss.