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Texas’ Aroldis Chapman Hit Houston’s Chas McCormick With a 104-MPH Pitch, and It Looked So Painful

The Astros center fielder was somehow able to shake this off and make his way to first base.
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Texas’ Aroldis Chapman Hit Houston’s Chas McCormick With a 104-MPH Pitch, and It Looked So Painful
Texas’ Aroldis Chapman Hit Houston’s Chas McCormick With a 104-MPH Pitch, and It Looked So Painful

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The Rangers punched their ticket to the World Series on Monday night with a dominant 11-4 victory over the Astros in Game 7 of an ALCS that saw the road team win every game.

It was a devastating loss for the Astros, who dropped the final two games of the series at home after battling back from an 0-2 deficit. Houston, of course, won the World Series last season and had played in it in three of the last four years. 

One player that likely won’t forget the Game 7 loss any time soon is center fielder Chas McCormick, who will have a bruise on his leg for quite some time that will remind him of the loss. 

In case you missed it, Rangers reliever Aroldis Chapman hit McCormick with a 104-mph pitch in the bottom of the eighth inning of an 11-3 game. 

This looked like it hurt:

OUCH.

Fans had reactions: 

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ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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