Overview
- Major, a 23-year-old Cleveland Guardians pitching prospect, was struck in the cheek by a line drive on a 2–0 pitch and collapsed in the top of the first during a Single-A game Tuesday night.
- Trainers and Lynchburg EMS attended Major on the mound, he was helped onto a cart, and he was taken to a hospital for further evaluation and scans.
- His father posted on X late Tuesday that Major is 'doing well considering the scary event' and remains in hospital awaiting scan results, while the team has not issued a detailed medical update.
- Major was a fifth-round pick by Cleveland in the 2024 draft, pitched for West Virginia in college, and entered the season with a 3.10 ERA over 29 innings.
- The Howlers held on to win 5–4 despite Major’s early exit, and his scans and the team’s medical assessment will determine how this incident affects his near-term season and recovery.