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San Diego Padres infielder Jake Cronenworth was struck successful nan look by a 96 mph fastball Saturday nighttime against nan Los Angeles Angels but remained successful nan crippled arsenic nan squad rallied precocious for a 4-1 victory.
Cronenworth, who is already nan Padres’ all-time hit-by-pitch leader, was struck successful nan chin during nan 5th inning aft a precocious transportation from Angels left-hander Yusei Kikuchi. The shot hardly grazed Cronenworth connected nan enarthrosis earlier making interaction pinch his chin.
San Diego Padres' Jake Cronenworth reacts aft being deed by a transportation during nan 5th inning against nan Los Angeles Angels successful Anaheim, Calif., connected April 18, 2026. (Caroline Brehman/AP)
The crippled was concisely delayed arsenic Cronenworth was checked retired by Padres trainers, but he remained successful nan game.
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"He’s a lucky player, and he didn’t suffer immoderate teeth," head Craig Stammen said aft nan game, via MLB.com. "So he had to enactment successful nan game. That was nan rule. He took 1 disconnected nan chin, literally, and toughed it out, and past stayed successful nan game, made immoderate plays for us."
Cronenworth added that it was nan first clip he was struck successful nan look since his hockey days.
"First guidance was just: Try to make judge my jaw’s OK."
San Diego Padres' Jake Cronenworth reacts aft being deed by a transportation during nan 5th inning against nan Los Angeles Angels successful Anaheim, Calif., connected April 18, 2026. (Caroline Brehman/AP)
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Saturday’s triumph comes connected nan heels of reports that nan family of precocious San Diego Padres proprietor Peter Seidler is nearing a waste of nan team. The Wall Street Journal first reported nan apt woody pinch backstage equity billionaire Jose E. Feliciano and his wife, Kwanza Jones.
According to reports, nan squad is expected to beryllium sold astatine a valuation of $3.9 cardinal successful a grounds woody for a Major League Baseball team. The erstwhile people was group by Steven Cohen, who purchased nan New York Mets for astir $2.4 cardinal successful 2020.
San Diego Padres' Jake Cronenworth is greeted by teammates aft scoring during nan eighth inning against nan Los Angeles Angels successful Anaheim, Calif., connected April 18, 2026. (Caroline Brehman/AP)
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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