Chris Sale, A Left-Handed Pitcher For The Boston Red Sox, Leaves The Game After A Line Drive Hits Him On The Hand

Leaves the Game

Aaron Hicks, an outfielder for the Yankees, hit a line drive at Sale, who was just facing his sixth batter of the game

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Sale briefly put his hurt hand up in the air, which let cameras see that his pitching hand’s pinky looked like it was out of place

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Before he got hurt by a freak accident, Sale’s second start of the season wasn’t as good as his first

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