Rafael Soriano, Please Be OK
Rafael Soriano, Mariners superbrilliant setup guy, took a Vlad Guerrero line drive off his temple tonight. He lay on the infield grass for over 10 minutes while medics tried to stablize him for transport off the field.
The bad news is that he’s in Harborview overnight. The good news is that he’s at Harborview, the best trauma center in the Northwest and the one probably best equipped to handle baseball-to-head injuries. Also, the initial reports of “depressed skull fracture” appear to be false, which means he’s not looking at emergency surgery or a life-or-death situation at this moment.
Still, even if you hate pro sports, you got to hate to see something like this. Godspeed, Raffy.
Luckily, the ball did not hit him in the temple but just behind is right ear.