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With no small measure of relief we are able to relay an update on the condition of Oakland A’s pitcher Brandon McCarthy, who took a line drive off the side of his head during his Wednesday afternoon start against the Angels.

#Athletics Brandon McCarthy is conscious and doing well.Doctors at Summit Hospital want him to stay overnight for further observation.

— Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) September 6, 2012

 

McCarthy will not join the A’s on their upcoming roadtrip, as one might assume. Not because he’s stats guy who interacts with pitch f/x gurus on his terrific twitter account but because he’s a guy who was injured at work, I hope Brandon McCarthy is okay. Are we one step closer to pitchers wearing some sort of padded hat/helmet onto the field? Probably not. Nobody deserves to die at work so here’ hoping.