Rays’ Ryan Pepiot struck with 7th hardest-hit ball in MLB this season, forced to leave game [Video]

New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte smoked the seventh hardest-hit ball in MLB this season, but unfortunately, it hit Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Ryan Pepiot, and he had to come out of the game. 

During the second inning, Marte found the barrel on Pepiot’s 89 mph slider and sent it flying right back to where it came from. Luckily, though, it was a low line drive, but it smashed off his leg and redirected from going up the middle to third base. 

Everyone for the Mets was safe as Marte reached first to load the bases. But no one was focused on the situation – only that Pepiot was all right. 

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A Rays trainer came out immediately to check on Pepiot, who was walking with a limp around the mound after he got up off the grass.

It looked like he was simply trying to walk it off, so …