Delino DeShields Jr hit in face by pitch at Double-A (Photo)

A minor league baseball player is nursing a big bruise after he was hit in the face with a 90 mph fastball.

Delino DeShields Jr. tweeted out some photos showing himself giving a thumbs up next to his severely swollen cheek. According to MBL.com, DeShields suffered a broken cheekbone.

@cchooks CF Delino Deshields hit in the face by a pitch. Walked off on his own. pic.twitter.com/xaInj2DQDp

— Sam Ballew (@samballew) April 19, 2014

Deshields leaving game after being hit by pitch pic.twitter.com/KUPBVWlpAf

— Sam Ballew (@samballew) April 19, 2014

“To anyone that is concerned as you can see I’m doing fantastic! Blessed to see another day!” he said in the tweet.

DeShields, hitting .259 with two homers and four RBIs, is the Class AA Corpus Christi Hooks starting center fielder, the Chron reports.

Agencies/Canadajournal