Apple TV+ MLB reporter Tricia Whitaker noticed slightly an excessive amount of motion in the course of the Orioles recreation on Friday.
Whitaker revealed that, whereas overlaying Baltimore’s 7-4 win over the Tigers at Camden Yards, she was beamed within the wrist by a foul ball by Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman.
She initially posted the saga on her Instagram story Friday night time, displaying the Orioles’ coaching employees taping an ice pack to her bruised arm.
Whitaker additionally posted a video of her left hand and wrist in a plastic bag of ice with the caption, “Excellent news: @adleyrutschman has elite exit velo. Dangerous Information: my wrist absorbed it.”
The next morning, Whitaker clarified that she is OK after struggling the blow, and thanked the medical employees for attending to her.
“In case anybody was questioning — Adley Rutschman’s exit velo remains to be elite. My forearm is proof,” Whitaker posted to X on Saturday. “Discovered what it feels prefer to be the damage replace as an alternative of reporting it, 10-day IL, forearm discomfort.”
“PS I’m advantageous, due to the Orioles’ medical employees for the wrapping of my arm and ice all recreation!” she added.
Whitaker has served because the sideline reporter for Apple TV+ since 2022, and has had just a few viral moments in the course of the community’s Friday night time broadcasts.
She made waves throughout social media alongside Brewers skipper Pat Murphy final season for asking him what his in-game snack is — and the place he retains it in the course of the recreation.
“Rumor has it that in the course of the recreation, you prefer to partake in some snacks,” Whitaker mentioned to Murphy.
“I’m like anybody else on the planet; I don’t must be singled out,” Murphy replied earlier than pulling a pancake from his again pocket.
In weird style, Murphy then provided Whitaker a bit of the pancake — which she accepted and ate on reside tv.
“Pizza, bagels, what else do you retain in your pocket?” Whitaker adopted after consuming the pocket pancake.
“No matter suits,” Murphy responded.
