Watch Jose Iglesias Foul a Ball Right Off the Most Painful Place Imaginable

In baseball, there’s no tackling and not much contact at all between players, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a dangerous game. Pitchers toss a hard ball upwards of 100 mph while the batters stand only 60 feet 6 inches away in the batter’s box.

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Detroit Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias found out the hard way just how dangerous it can be when you hit a ball in a direction you didn’t intend to. Make sure to check it out in the video above.