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Atlanta Braves starter Charlie Morton’s Planet Series has appear to an conclusion but he positive went out with a bang.
Morton was hurt in the 2nd inning when a comebacker from Houston Astros’ 1st baseman Yuli Gurriel strike his ideal leg:
Incredibly, Morton went on to throw 16 more pitches in excess of two innings, having three much more outs on a broken leg. He struck out Chas McCormick, and Martín Maldonado lined out to stop the 2nd.
Ending his night with a 96-mph fastball and an 80-mph curveball to strike out Jose Altuve, Morton appeared to attain his limit as he stumbled and almost fell. The workforce later verified that he had fractured his proper fibula and would pass up the remainder of the collection.
The Braves reported Morton is anticipated to be ready for Spring training in 2022.