After what some call a bad season for Josh Beckett in 2010 this was going to be the season he lived up to his big dollar contract. Well this is not how Beckett wanted to begin this season. According to ESPNBoston.com Beckett was struck in the head on the left side during today’s batting practice. Following the hit he was showing signs of a minor concussion.
Following the hit Beckett went down to one knee in which led teammates to get the Red Sox training staff out on to the field. He was looked at by the trainers and attended to at the Red Sox facilities and a trip to the hospital was not required.
It looks as though since this happened Beckett has been experiencing conditions that are signs of the concussion therefore he was sent home to rest.
This incident occurred when Red Sox staffer Ino Guerrero was in the outfield during batting hitting snag balls back to a bucket with a fungo bat when one got away and struck Beckett who was in left field.
Concussions have been a serious part of the sports community as of late all that is going on in the NFL for player safety as well as in the world of baseball. Last season Justin Morneau suffered a season ending concussion in July which put an end to his MVP type run. MLB has done things to prevent concussions with a new type of helmets that can handle the faster pitches which are currently thrown by pitchers today.
Though his was a freak accident concussions is a very serious matter and hope that this minor concussion doesn’t have a long term effect on Beckett’s year. He will be checked out again tomorrow by the Red Sox and they will provide a better status on how he is doing.
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