New Delhi, July 19 -- Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!
Cincinnati Reds outfielder TJ Friedl tied a major league record Friday night when he was hit by a pitch three times - by three different New York Mets hurlers.
The 5-foot-8 Friedl was plunked on the left forearm by a 91 mph fastball from left-hander Sean Manaea in the third inning and on the left foot by an 85 mph slider from right-handed reliever Alex Carrillo in the fifth.
Mets lefty Brandon Waddell then drilled Friedl on the left hand with a 91 mph sinker in the eighth.
"The lefties, it makes more sense because everything is away and I'm trying to stick my nose in there," Friedl said. "The last one, that one stung!"
It was the 39th time in the modern era (since 1901) that a hitter got nailed...
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