Apple TV Reporter Tricia Whitaker Takes Adley Rutschman Line Drive to Forearm in Orioles' 7-4 Win
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Updated · Fox News · May 24
Apple TV Reporter Tricia Whitaker Takes Adley Rutschman Line Drive to Forearm in Orioles' 7-4 Win
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 24
Tricia Whitaker, covering Friday’s Orioles-Tigers game for Apple TV, was struck in the forearm by an Adley Rutschman line drive and later said she was fine.
Photos Whitaker posted showed Orioles medical staff wrapping her arm and giving her ice; she joked on X that Rutschman’s exit velocity was “still elite” and tagged herself with “10-day IL, forearm discomfort.”
Baltimore beat Detroit 7-4, with Rutschman going 2-for-5 with a double and the foul liner that hit the reporter.
Saturday’s game was postponed by rain across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, giving Whitaker an unexpected extra day to recover.
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