TWO MLB players dealt with medical emergencies on the field during games due to the brutal heat.
Cincinnati Reds superstar Elly De La Cruz and a Seattle Mariners pitcher required emergency medical treatment over the weekend.
Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz, left, hunched over after being sick during an MLB game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday[/caption]
De La Cruz being spoken to by teammate Tyler Stephenson[/caption]
On Saturday afternoon, temperatures hit around 95 degrees across the US, and the heat affected two MLB players.
The 23-year-old De La Cruz vomited on the field during the fourth inning of the Reds’ road loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Trainers rushed to assist the 2024 All-Star De La Cruz, who stunningly stayed in the game.
He even clobbered a two-run home run in the seventh inning.
The second affected player was Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Trent Thornton, who had to be helped off the field by trainers.
Seattle was facing the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, where the temperature was 94 degrees at the first pitch.
Mariners manager Dan Wilson gave an update on Thornton, saying, “he battled hard. It was a scary moment for sure.
“But just really glad that he’s feeling a little bit better now and should be OK.”
The Red-Cardinals game, meanwhile, was 92 degrees.
Red manager Terry Francona explained how De La Cruz managed to stay in the game.
“I actually watched him,” the veteran Francona said.
“He [De La Cruz] drank a bunch of water.
“I mean a bunch… and then he went right out and got rid of it.”
Temperatures are only expected to be worse this week.
A heat wave will be hitting New York, where it is set to be 98 degrees on Monday and 100 degrees on Tuesday.
Seattle Mariners pitcher Trent Thornton, middle, being helped off the field by a trainer and coach after suffering a heat stroke during a Saturday game versus the Chicago Cubs[/caption]
The latter day will see the Mets host the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field.
The New York Yankees will be on the road but will still be in a hot climate.
They’ll be taking on the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park, where it will be 91 degrees for the first pitch on Monday.
It will then be 94 degrees for Tuesday’s game.
De La Cruz points to the sky after hitting a two-run home run during the same game[/caption]
