On-Deck Bean Ball Haunts Victim 10 Years Later
There have been been nasty, ugly beanball incidents over the years in baseball, but perhaps nothing was as shocking or deplorable as what happened 10 years ago this month, when Wichita State ace and MLB prospect Ben Christensen - thinking that Evansville lead-off hitter was Anthony Molina was “timing” his warm-up pitches from the on-deck circle, drilled an unaware Moilina with a 92 mph fastball, almost killing him.
In one instant Molina - a scrappy player with possible pro prospects of his own - saw his baseball career end as the left side of his face was essentially caved in. The BLOOMNGTON PANTAGRAPH caught up with Molina recently, and learned that while he’s tried to move on, he’s still dealing with wounds from that dreadful moment - both physical and emotional.
