MLB reporter Tricia Whitaker has revealed she as brutally struck in the wrist by a foul ball at a game on Friday.
Whitaker was working for Apple TV+ at the Baltimore Orioles’s 7-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers at Camden Yards.
But during the game, while sitting in her position for the game, she was struck by a wayward foul ball by Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman.
Whitaker posted her terrifying and painful experience on Instagram, which showed members of Orioles staff wrapping an ice park to her bruised arm.
She later shared a video of her left hand and wrist in a plastic bag full of ice writing: ‘Good news: @adleyrutschman has elite exit velo. Bad News: my wrist absorbed it.’
Whitaker, who has worked as a sideline reporter for Apple TV+ since 2022, revealed the next morning that she was okay and thanked the medical staff for assisting her.
MLB reporter Tricia Whitaker was brutally struck in the wrist by a foul ball at a game on Friday
Whitaker later shared a video of her left hand and wrist wrapped in a plastic bag full of iceÂ
Whitaker showed she had made a full recovery by heading to the Indy 500 on Sunday
‘In case anyone was wondering – Adley Rutschman’s exit velo is still elite. My forearm is proof,’ she posted on X.
‘Found out what it feels like to be the injury update instead of reporting it, 10-day IL, forearm discomfort.’
‘PS I’m fine, thanks to the Orioles’ medical staff for the wrapping of my arm and ice all game!’ she added.
Whitaker showed she had made a full recovery by heading to the Indy 500 on Sunday.
