Pirates’ Pitcher Gerrit Cole is Nearly Decapitated by Line Drive, Gets Hat Taken Off

By Jason Smith on April 14, 2016

YIKES. Gerrit Cole barely avoided absolute disaster. pic.twitter.com/FgQoGi2ZjS

— El Gran Iván (@theiri) April 14, 2016

Gerrit Cole was centimeters away from having his face demolished by a line drive on Thursday afternoon.

The Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher barely ducked away from a Jordan Zimmerman batted ball that took off his cap. Terrifying.

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“The Colts are still giving me a chance to go out there and work."

"We have fallen well short of our own expectations and failed to deliver in the way this city deserves."

"I was focused on the game today."

"I'm as confident as I've ever been."

"It's starting to get disgusting..."

"For me, still, you give me opportunities in this fourth quarter, and I take advantage of them."

“The Colts are still giving me a chance to go out there and work."

"We have fallen well short of our own expectations and failed to deliver in the way this city deserves."

"I was focused on the game today."

"I'm as confident as I've ever been."

"It's starting to get disgusting..."

"For me, still, you give me opportunities in this fourth quarter, and I take advantage of them."