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.
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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:
Aroldis Chapman hit Chas McCormick with a 104 MPH pitch 😳 pic.twitter.com/7wpn2T5vwA
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) October 24, 2023
OUCH.
Fans had reactions:
I felt this and I’m not even in the box. My God https://t.co/erq63vv8Z6
— Antwan V. Staley (@antwanstaley) October 24, 2023
104 mph?! How does he still have a leg? 🦵 also how is there an emoji 😂 🦵 a leg emoji 💀 🦵🦵🦵🦵🦵 https://t.co/RdjpB3V3wV
— K8 (Kait) aka KT (@LuckyKait) October 24, 2023
You’d have to pay me 5 mil to step into the box against Aroldis https://t.co/8DAPYamVKr
— jeff (@spicyIzard) October 24, 2023
Ouch….. https://t.co/5zYKyCUcZ6
— 🍊Elgin Barrett Eugene Smith lll🍊 (@Southside_Gunn) October 24, 2023
He won’t be able to walk tomorrow 😭 https://t.co/2UQaJJkWR4
— payupgoofy🎰 (@Sergi03_) October 24, 2023
Buddy probably thought he just got shot lmao https://t.co/JWOeovqJhS
— Ø V Ø ₩ ₳ Ɏ ₦ Ɇ (@OvO_Wayne3) October 24, 2023
"Well, it was disappointing end to the season. We had a good run but came up just short. Hopefully I can finish strong with a base hit or someth--" https://t.co/E7oWLTA3fk
— James Hesky (@JamesHesky) October 24, 2023
