GIF Gallery: Hitters Getting Destroyed By Pitches

Always wear a helmet, kids.

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Baseball players are actually very tough bros. They get shit from football and basketball fans because they're "fat," "slow," "or "unathletic"—and granted, some are—but you wanna know what manhood is? It's taking a 95 MPH fastball on the wrist, in the grill, or right on the nuts. That's tough. It's been 17 years since J.T. Snow famously took a Randy Johnson pitch to the eye and broke an eye socket (unfortunately, a Google search produced no video). J.T. Snow is a badass baseball player for that alone. In his memory, we present GIF Gallery: Hitters Getting Destroyed By Pitches.

You Can Feel the Hurt Through the Screen

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Crushed

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Down He Goes

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Take Cover!

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Major League Gets It Right

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You Can Now Assume the Fetal Position

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Walk It Off

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His First Time

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Chad Billingsley's Empathy Feels Genuine

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Down For the Night

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That's Why Cups Are So Necessary

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Yasiel Puig Eats One

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Violence Is A Two-Way Street

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Right On the Bone

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Hitter: Will Rhymes
Pitcher: Franklin Morales
Date: 5/16/2012
Game: Red Sox @ Rays

Rhymes' forearm would be okay, but the real GIF here is Rhymes collapsing after taking his walk to first base. He'd leave the game on a cart, but didn't go to the hospital. According to Rhymes his "lights went out." Scary.

Taking It Like A Man

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Hit the Deck!

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Umpires Are People Too

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Dust Yourself Off, Son

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Jose Iglesias Stars in The Nutcracker

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It Hurts Just Watching This

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