TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Miami Marlins starter Ryan Weathers pitched three innings after he was struck in the head by catcher Nick Fortes’ throw to second base following the final warmup pitch before the bottom of the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. Fortes’ throw hit Weathers on the top of his head and knocked his cap off. Weathers reached for his head as he fell to the mound. He was face down when athletic trainers rushed to tend to him.

“It's definitely a first,” said Weathers, who added he felt “good” after the game. “Obviously, it's just unfortunate, but I'm also fortunate it hit me in the top of the head and not the back of the head.” Weathers, the son of longtime reliever David Weathers, needed only eight pitches to get out of the first inning. He was taken out after

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