Logan Gilbert is probably thanking his lucky stars he’s OK after a 108 mph screamer came right at him on the mound.
But he might be bummed that the comebacker that got stuck in his jersey was ruled a hit.
Gilbert, starting for the Mariners on Wednesday afternoon, saw a first-inning line drive — officially clocked at 107.8 mph — off the bat of the A’s Carlos Cortes slip in between the buttons of his jersey and get stuck inside his top.
The right-hander tried to locate the ball but had trouble finding it before realizing it was stuck in the confines of his white Mariners home uniform.
He was checked out on the mound by manager Dan Wilson and trainer Kyle Torgerson before he remained in the game.
However, per Major League Baseball rules, a catch must be made with a glove or bare hand “providing he does not use his cap, protector, pocket or any other part of his uniform in getting possession.”
In this case, the jersey helped him gain possession of the ball, so Cortes was credited with a single, while Shea Langaliers, the runner at first, was placed at second, while Nick Kurtz, who was at third, remained there — due to an umpire crew judgement call — to load the bases.
With the bases loaded and one out, Tyler Soderstrom brought in the game’s first run with a sacrifice fly before Jeff McNeil brought in another with an RBI single.
Gilbert, a 2024 American League All-Star, lasted four innings, yielding three runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts. His ERA stands at 4.36 for the season.
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