It’s late October, and you know what that means…
Fall is officially in full force with chilly bonfire nights, Halloween is only a few days away, and the looming thought of what in the hell to get your family for Christmas is starting to creep in.
Oh yeah, and it’s time for the greatest event in all of baseball, the World Series.
The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros kicked things off for game one last night at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
The Braves haven’t made it to the Fall Classic since ’99, and the Astros are trying to avenge a heartbreaking series loss in the ALCS last year (they’re also probably trying to prove they can win without cheating).
Charlie Morton got the start on the mound for the Braves last night, a former World Series champion with the Astros back in 2017.
Needless to say, the Braves had the perfect guy for the job for game one.
However, in the second inning, Morton suffered a fractured right fibula after being struck on the shin by a 102.4 mph Yuli Gurriel comeback ground ball.
Charlie Morton did all of this on a broken leg pic.twitter.com/ONuE8boYIf
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) October 27, 2021
He finished the inning, but then early in the third inning, Morton took an awkward step off the mound during his delivery, and you could tell the guy was in some intense pain.
The man threw 16 PITCHES, struck out one of the best hitters in the game in Jose Altuve, and didn’t give up a single run… with BROKEN LEG.
That’s a bad motherfucker right there.
This is a tough loss for the Braves though, as he’ll be out for the rest of the series. He’s the only pitcher on the roster with World Series experience.
Charlie Morton threw 10 pitches on a broken leg, sat down for a half-inning, threw six more pitches, the last two of which were a 96-mph fastball and 80-mph curveball to strike out Jose Altuve.
So, yeah, Charlie Morton threw 16 pitches pushing off the mound with a broken leg.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 27, 2021
And people say baseball players aren’t athletes?
Charlie Morton got three outs with a broken leg 😳 pic.twitter.com/om738s1wjc
— Baseball Bros (@BaseballBros) October 27, 2021
