Ex-mlb Pitcher Ben Mcdonald Plunges 25 Feet From Deer Stand, Suffers Serious Injuries

Ben McDonald, nan Baltimore Orioles' No. 1 wide prime of nan 1989 MLB Draft, revealed successful a societal media station connected Friday he suffered superior injuries aft he fell 25 feet from a cervid stand.

McDonald posted a video of himself successful a infirmary furniture arsenic he tried to put nan pieces together connected what led to his fall.

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Baltimore Orioles pitcher Ben McDonald during nan 1990 outpouring training season. (USA Today Sports)

"This is what a terrible concussion looks for illustration and sounds for illustration (I still don’t retrieve anything) Apparently I fell retired of a cervid guidelines 25 feet up yesterday morning," he wrote connected X.

"I’m good and admit everyone checking connected me. Very lucky…. concussion and 2 cracked vertebra’s…. I’ll beryllium backmost successful #Birdland soon calling Orioles games. Thank you each for each (your) thoughts and (prayers) and convey you to nan doctors. See yall soon."

McDonald is an avid huntsman and expressed arsenic overmuch successful a societal media station successful December.

At nan time, he wrote that he was hunting erstwhile he began to deliberation astir his dad. Suddenly, a elephantine subordinate approached him, and he was capable to container him.

"I usually don’t stock excessively galore of my thoughts connected societal but this is excessively bully not to share. I mislaid my dada successful January… sitting successful a bowstand yesterday enjoying hunting play without him for nan first clip gave maine a chance to bespeak connected each nan hours we spent together connected shot fields, hoops courts, and successful nan cervid woods," McDonald wrote. "I was having a speech pinch him telling him really overmuch I miss him and thanking him for everything he did for america and our family and nan galore sacrifices he made. 

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Baltimore Orioles' Ben McDonald pitches against nan Chicago White Sox during nan 1993 play astatine Comiskey Park. (USA Today Sports)

"I had a bully outcry arsenic I wish he was still present for 1 much hunting play aliases conscionable to person 1 much talk…. 5 minutes aft I dried my eyes and focused backmost connected nan hunt…. retired walked an absolute giant…. this subordinate could person gone anyplace successful nan 6 acre crippled but followed a doe to 24 yards nether my tree…. nan changeable was existent arsenic he bounded retired successful nan mediate of nan crippled and tipped complete successful seconds!

"No uncertainty this was divine involution courtesy of nan man upstairs and #PawPaw…. nan awesome outdoors is location for me… it's wherever I’m astir apt astir comfortable! It’s not ever astir nan harvest it’s astir making memories! This subordinate will ever beryllium cognize arsenic #PawPaw’s Buck!"

McDonald was a prima pitcher astatine LSU earlier nan Orioles selected him No. 1 wide successful 1989. He became a reasonably serviceable pitcher successful his prime.

He had a 3.91 ERA pinch 894 strikeouts successful 211 appearances. He spent nan last 2 seasons pinch the Milwaukee Brewers. The last play of his profession was successful 1997.

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Ben McDonald successful action against nan Chicago White Sox during nan 1993 play astatine Comiskey Park. (USA Today Sports)

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He’s presently a colour commentator for MASN and connected Orioles’ power broadcasts.

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