Jays pitcher Happ hit in head by line drive

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AFP) –

Pitcher J.A. Happ of the Toronto Blue Jays is taken off the field after he was hit by a line drive from the Tampa Bay Rays during the game at Tropicana Field on May 7, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Jays won the contest 6-4

Toronto Blue Jays starter J.A. Happ was struck in the head with a line drive and taken off the field by stretcher in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

American Happ was left bloodied as he went down when Desmond Jennings’ blast deflected off the side of his head and into right field for a triple.

Jays medical personnel immediately ran to the mound to tend to the 30-year-old pitcher.

He was immobilized on a stretcher, but the left-handed pitcher’s hands were moving as he waved to the crowd before heading off the field to receive further medical treatment.

The Jays won the contest 6-4.