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Mets' Kevin Pillar has multiple nasal fractures after taking 94 mph fastball to the face vs. Braves

New York Mets outfielder Kevin Pillar is dealing with multiple nasal fractures after he took a pitch to the face in their 3-1 win against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park.

Pillar, in the top of the seventh inning, went down after Braves pitcher Jacob Webb's 94 mph fastball got away from him.

Pillar fell to the ground instantly and grabbed his face, clearly in pain. A significant amount of blood could be seen dripping down into the dirt.

Pillar eventually got up and walked off the field on his own. He was taken to a local hospital to undergo a CT scan, manager Luis Rojas said after the game.

“This guy is a warrior,” Rojas said, via News12’s Kevin Maher. “He shows up every day to play hard. You guys saw him, he got up on his feet and he left. There’s no chance I thought he’d be able to do that after I saw the ball hit him in the face. He got up and he left, that’s at least one positive to see.”

Pillar tweeted an update after the game saying that he was "doing fine."

Webb, who was clearly shaken up, was replaced after that pitch by Sean Newcomb.

Pillar is in his first season with the Mets after spending time with both the Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies last year. The 32-year-old has 19 hits and two home runs in 77 at bats so far this season.

The Mets, after scoring two runs in the seventh and another in the eighth after a Johneshwy Fargas double, beat the Braves 3-1.

“I just hope that kid is OK. That was ugly, and everybody keep him in your prayers,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said, via SNY.

“That’s about as sickening a thing as you can see on a baseball field when a kid gets hit like that. I just keep that kid in my prayers and hopefully everything works out OK. This guy is nothing but a pro the way he carries himself, how he plays the game. He’s a gamer, that guy. He’s a true pro.”

Kevin Pillar of the New York Mets after he was hit by a pitch in the face in Atlanta
Kevin Pillar of the New York Mets was hit by a pitch in the face in the seventh inning of their game against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on May 17, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) (Todd Kirkland via Getty Images)

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