Texas’ Aroldis Chapman Hit Houston’s Chas McCormick With a 104-MPH Pitch, and It Looked So Painful

The Astros center fielder was somehow able to shake this off and make his way to first base.

The Rangers punched their ticket to the World Series on Monday night with a dominant 11-4 victory over the Astros in Game 7 of an ALCS that saw the road team win every game.

It was a devastating loss for the Astros, who dropped the final two games of the series at home after battling back from an 0-2 deficit. Houston, of course, won the World Series last season and had played in it in three of the last four years. 

One player that likely won’t forget the Game 7 loss any time soon is center fielder Chas McCormick, who will have a bruise on his leg for quite some time that will remind him of the loss. 

Texas Rangers pitcher Aroldis Chapman throws a pitch during the seventh inning of Game 7 of the ALCS against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park / Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports

In case you missed it, Rangers reliever Aroldis Chapman hit McCormick with a 104-mph pitch in the bottom of the eighth inning of an 11-3 game. 

This looked like it hurt:

Aroldis Chapman hit Chas McCormick with a 104 MPH pitch 😳 pic.twitter.com/7wpn2T5vwA

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) October 24, 2023

OUCH.

Fans had reactions: 

I felt this and I’m not even in the box. My God https://t.co/erq63vv8Z6

— Antwan V. Staley (@antwanstaley) October 24, 2023

104 mph?! How does he still have a leg? 🦵 also how is there an emoji 😂 🦵 a leg emoji 💀 🦵🦵🦵🦵🦵 https://t.co/RdjpB3V3wV

— K8 (Kait) aka KT (@k8bravesfn) October 24, 2023

You’d have to pay me 5 mil to step into the box against Aroldis https://t.co/8DAPYamVKr

— jeff (@spicyIzard) October 24, 2023

Ouch….. https://t.co/5zYKyCUcZ6

— 🍊Elgin Barrett Eugene Smith lll🍊 (@Southside_Gunn) October 24, 2023

He won’t be able to walk tomorrow 😭 https://t.co/2UQaJJkWR4

— El Negro🎱 (@Sergi03_) October 24, 2023

Buddy probably thought he just got shot lmao https://t.co/JWOeovqJhS

— Daemon Targaryen’s Burner Account 🐉 (@OvO_Wayne3) October 24, 2023