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Nicholas Andres Martinez leads the major league in hit batsmen, plunking 12 batters in 90.33 innings pitched.

Take one for the team if he throws at you ...... preferably not in the head, the hamate bone, or any other area that might put you out for an extended period of time, though.

TEXAS RANGERS

Hanser Alberto - 2B

Elvis Andrus - SS

Prince Fielder - DH

Adrian Beltre - 3B

Mitch Moreland - 1B

Ryan Rua - LF

Shin-Soo Choo - RF

Robinson Chirinos - C

Leonys Martin - CF

Nicholas Andres Martinez - RHP (5-4, 3.39 ERA)

BALTIMORE O RIOLES

Manny Machado - 3B

Jimmy Paredes - DH

Adam Jones - CF

Chris Davis - RF

Chris Parmelee - 1B

James Jerry Hardy - SS

Travis Snider - LF

Caleb Joseph - C

Ryan Flaherty - 2B

Wei-Yin Chen - LHP (3-4, 2.90 ERA)

http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups

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Nicholas Andres Martinez leads the major league in hit batsmen, plunking 12 batters in 90.33 innings pitched.

Take one for the team if he throws at you ...... preferably not in the head, the hamate bone, or any other area that might put you out for an extended period of time, though.

 

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Players such as Frank Robinson and Don Baylor made it almost an art form to get hit with a pitch without suffering a serious injury during their lengthy careers.

The one exception was when Robinson was beaned in the head early in his career when he played for the Reds. I remember reading in one of his biographies when I was a kid that he actually had a problem with being afraid of the ball (pitch) immediately upon returning to the lineup after the beaning. Fortunately for him, he was able to overcome the fear by simply forcing himself to stand in the batter's box, and the fright gradually dissipated over time.

A side-note to Robinson's beaning ...... before the game, Robinson promised a sports reporter that he would give him a post-game interview.

Not wanting to renege on his promise, Robinson actually went to said sportscaster's office after being released from the hospital that night, and gave the interview to the man, who was absolutely stunned to see Robinson walk through the door and say, "Are you ready for the interview?" ll l:eek:

 

Fear is Banished

(The Milwaukee Journal, 1961)

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19610803&id=P2AaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-yYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7404,1454817&hl=en

 

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