Joe West is probably the one umpire who spends the most time in the headlines. The veteran added another one Thursday, one he would certainly rather forget.
What in the world just happened to Joe West????? pic.twitter.com/jUL2COaNAd
— Eric Hubbs (@BarstoolHubbs) July 30, 2020
While behind the plate in the Nationals-Blue Jays game, West took a shot to the head off the bat of Bo Bichette.
Joe West just got bat-mangled pic.twitter.com/S1SJQvk3Px
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) July 30, 2020
Everyone reacted with speed and panic as the blood started to stream down the side of West’s head.
Here’s the clip of Joe West getting hit after Bo Bichette lost his bat. West was able to walk off the field on his own. pic.twitter.com/xbvyP1DqE2
— (Poetic) Justice delos Santos (@justdelossantos) July 30, 2020