Bucknor Hit in Face with 102 MPH Fastball

0:00It's April 1st. This is Milwaukee Brewers News today, AI-powered stories from inside your team. Veteran Umpire C.B. Bucknor took a foul tip straight to the face mask during the second inning of Wednesday's Rae's Brewer Series finale at American Family Field. The 63-year-old MLB vet had to exit the game after getting drilled. It was a 100.2-mile per hour fastball from Brewer's pitcher, Jacob Misurowski, fouled back by Rae's catcher Nick Fortes on a 1-2. Count. Trainers rushed in to check on Bucknor right away. Meanwhile, first-based Ump, Chad Fairchild, swapped gear and slid behind the plate to handle balls and strikes for the rest of the day with the three-man. Crew. Buttnor is a 26-year lead pro, so seeing him shaken up hit hard. The night before, Buttnor sparked controversy at first base, calling Brewers runner Jake Bowers for missing the bag on an infield hit. Replays proved otherwise, the call flipped on challenge, and Bowers scored in their 6-2

1:02win. Game stayed scoreless through that at bat, as Misurowski settled in, and the crew kept things moving without missing a beat. Umpire rings no joke out there.