Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jakob Junis is alert and conscious at a local hospital in Pittsburgh after being hit in the neck by a ball during batting practice on Monday afternoon, the team announced.
Junis was taken off the field at PNC Park by an ambulance after being hit by a batted ball while running in the outfield. The Pirates were taking batting practice at the time. June, was breaking loose near the warning track when the ball hit him in the neck.
He remained in the field near the warning track for about 15 minutes while he was attended to. Junis was then placed in an ambulance and taken to a local hospital.
Brewers pitcher Jakob Junis was hit in the neck by a batted ball during batting practice. He is conscious, alert and responsive. He was taken to the hospital for further evaluation.
-Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) April 22, 2024
The Brewers confirmed Monday afternoon that Junis was “conscious, alert and responsive” in the hospital, which is a good sign. Further details about his injury are not yet known.
Junis, 31, signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Brewers last offseason. He was first selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 2011 MLB Draft and made his debut with the club in 2017. Junis spent two seasons with the San Francisco Giants before landing in Milwaukee. Junis started a season this season and holds a 2.25 ERA in four innings on the mound.
The incident happened before the Brewers’ game against the Pirates on Monday night, which is the first of a four-game series in Pittsburgh. The Brewers hold a 14-6 record entering this series and are on a four-game winning streak after beating the St. Louis Cardinals last weekend.
