Jul 19, 2025, 12:19 AM ET<\/p>\n
NEW YORK — Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!<\/p>\n
Cincinnati Reds<\/a> outfielder TJ Friedl<\/a> tied a major league record Friday night when he was hit by a pitch three times — by three different New York Mets<\/a> hurlers.<\/p>\n The 5-foot-8 Friedl was plunked on the left forearm by a 91 mph fastball from left-hander Sean Manaea<\/a> in the third inning and on the left foot by an 85 mph slider from right-handed reliever Alejandro Carrillo<\/a> in the fifth.<\/p>\n Mets lefty Brandon Waddell<\/a> then drilled Friedl on the left hand with a 91 mph sinker in the eighth.<\/p>\n “The lefties, it makes more sense because everything is away and I’m trying to stick my nose in there,” Friedl said. “The last one, that one stung!”<\/p>\n It was the 39th time in the modern era (since 1901) that a hitter got nailed three times in one game. It has happened to 34 different players — the only previous Reds batter<\/a> was Derek Dietrich at Milwaukee on June 21, 2019.<\/p>\n Two other major leaguers have been plunked three times in a game this season: Nationals<\/a> shortstop CJ Abrams<\/a> on May 31 at Arizona, and Colorado’s<\/a> Tyler Freeman<\/a> on June 17 at Washington.<\/p>\n