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Julio Rodríguez Had a Perfect Four-Word Reaction to Getting Hit by 103-MPH Fastball

This didn’t look like fun.

Andy Nesbitt

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Being a hitter in Major League Baseball has to be a frightening experience. So many pitchers these days can throw some serious heat, and getting hit by one of those pitches can't be much fun. 

Mariners star slugger Julio Rodríguez experienced just that in Wednesday night’s game against the Twins when Minnesota’s All-Star closer, Jhoan Durán, hit him with a fastball that hit 103-mph on the radar gun. 

The pitch hit Rodríguez in the left arm and the ball went flying out of play like it had been shot out of a cannon. 

Rodríguez was somehow able to shake it off and have some fun with it, saying he thought he saw his life passing in front of him and that “it hurt.” 

Check this out: 

That didn’t look like a good time!

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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