Atlanta Pitcher Tim Hudson's Brutal Ankle Fracture

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As the speedy Eric Young Jr. hustled down the line to beat a toss from Freddie Freeman, Young accidentally spiked Hudson who was covering first base.

Tim Hudson writhes in agony as emergency workers rush to injured Braves pitcher's aid.
BRAVES 8, METS 2

A shaken Eric Young Jr. turned and sprinted back to first base right away, knowing immediately that whatever had just happened resulted in something serious.

Something gruesome.

A second straight poor pitching performance by Jeremy Hefner in the Mets’ 8-2 loss to the Braves on Wednesday became an afterthought when Braves starter Tim Hudson had to be immobilized on a backboard and carted off the field after Young stepped on and bent back the pitcher’s right ankle with the veteran righty covering first base on a grounder to Freddie Freeman for the second out of the eighth.

After the game, the Braves said Hudson underwent X-rays at Citi Field and suffered a fractured right ankle. He will undergo surgery in Atlanta when the swelling subsides. “I’m a little bummed right now. . . . You never want to injure anybody,” Young said. “I knew I didn’t get any of the base. I know I got all of his foot.

Eric Young Jr. shakes hands with Tim Hudson, who accepts the Mets outfielder's apology.
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Eric Young Jr. shakes hands with Tim Hudson, who accepts the Mets outfielder's apology.

“I pretty much knew it was probably broke right as I did it,” Young added, “and that’s why I sprinted right back to him and try to console him as much as I could and apologize.”

Young said he “felt better” after Hudson told him both before leaving the field — and after the game when Young met with Hudson and the pitcher’s wife — that no apology was necessary.

“I obviously wasn’t trying to hurt him on the play. He just told me to keep my head up and keep playing the game the hard way, the right way. He said there was nothing I can do about it. That made me feel somewhat better, but still bummed that he’s going to be out for a while,” Young said. “I just hope he has a speedy recovery.

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Read more: GRAPHIC VIDEO: Braves pitcher Tim Hudson suffers gruesome leg injury in 8-2 win over Mets - NY Daily News

 

[AVXL]

I was at work when I got the news.

fukk

 

[SmoothOperator88]

 

[Akata Man Bromo]

 

[Slang]

I was at work when I got the news.

fukk

I wonder how many pounds per square inch it takes to break bone like that?

 

[Stone]

I was at work when I got the news.

fukk

right when he was starting to turn it around for the season Hopefully we can get Beachy back soon.

 

[duckbutta]

grown ass man, running in a dead sprint...wearing cleats...steps on your ankle

straight running from the cat status...his entire foot smashed dude ankle

 

[Slang]

grown ass man, running in a dead sprint...wearing cleats...steps on your ankle

straight running from the cat status...his entire foot smashed dude ankle

I can't stop watching the clip

 

[FaTaL]

Terrible since its his drive leg

 

[Chrishaune]

That ankle crumbled like hamburger.

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

Is this one of those breaks where the bone goes limp like a noodle?

If so I cant take no more of that shyt after Kevin Ware

[Edit] just noticied the gif at the top

 

[He Who Posts Well]

Ouch. Should of put a spoiler on that gif.

 

[Rickdogg44]

They should put the softball second bag out there

 

[The Jewnited States]

saw the gif loading and immediately had to scroll past it


i can already tell that wouldn't end well

rip to dudes ankle

 

[ryderldb]

Saw a shyt load of articles about this today, but haven't seen the video till now. I'm actually surprised this doesn't happen more often