{"id":27685,"date":"2025-02-21T03:59:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T03:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27685"},"modified":"2025-02-21T04:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T04:01:12","slug":"max-muncy-speaks-out-bobby-millers-status-after-shocking-line-drive-to-the-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27685","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;MAX MUNCY SPEAKS OUT: Bobby Miller\u2019s Status After SHOCKING Line Drive to the Head!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Max Muncy on Being the First Player to Lose ABS Challenge System System, Ugly Bobby Miller Moment\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iUn1yOL3GNs?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed pitcher Bobby Miller was forced to exit Thursday\u2019s Cactus League opener after getting\u00a0drilled in the head by a 105.5 mph line drive.<\/p>\n<p>Max Muncy, who was on the field at third base when Miller got hit, provided an update on the 25-year-old pitcher based on what he saw and heard from the field.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=noahcamras&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1892704311244644614&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com%2Fbobby-miller-update-from-max-muncy-after-dodgers-pitcher-was-drilled-in-head-by-line-drive%2F2025%2F02%2F20%2F&amp;sessionId=bad93aa283773878e20737d8dd5af3be417bb2a0&amp;siteScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1892704311244644614\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Muncy said Miller seemed to be okay and was answering questions on the mound right after being hit.<\/p>\n<p>Miller even cracked a joke after the trainer asked where he was, saying he hung a curveball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the trainer came out and asked him if he knew where he was, he made a little joke about hanging a curveball,\u201d Muncy said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"stream-item-size\">\n<p>Miller, 25, was able to walk off the field under his own power. However, he had a huge red mark on his forehead where the ball struck him.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DGTxFlOzMDc\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com&amp;rp=%2Fbobby-miller-update-from-max-muncy-after-dodgers-pitcher-was-drilled-in-head-by-line-drive%2F2025%2F02%2F20%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2333.2000000476837%2C%22ls%22%3A343.2000000476837%2C%22le%22%3A2128.3000000715256%7D\" height=\"1095\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\"><\/iframe>Miller entered camp competing for the No. 5 spot in the starting rotation. He\u00a0told Dodgers Nation earlier this week how confident he was in his ability to regain his 2023 form and earn a spot in the rotation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m feeling better than I have in any other spring training,\u201d\u00a0Miller said to Dodgers Nation. \u201cThis, so far, has been my best spring and best offseason of any offseason I\u2019ve had in pro ball so far.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Bobby Miller Is Confident in a Bounceback Season, Determines to make Dodgers Rotation!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w44Fb2_2AI0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As for the fifth starter competition?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got confidence in myself that I can be a part of that rotation the whole year,\u201d Miller said. \u201cThere\u2019s gonna be competition or whatever. But I\u2019m always rooting for everybody in this locker room, no matter what.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After a rookie season in which Miller went 11-4 with a 3.76 ERA across 124.1 innings pitched, he struggled mightily last year, sporting an 8.52 ERA across 13 starts at the MLB level.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DGT40r-OEBr\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com&amp;rp=%2Fbobby-miller-update-from-max-muncy-after-dodgers-pitcher-was-drilled-in-head-by-line-drive%2F2025%2F02%2F20%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A2336.399999976158%2C%22ls%22%3A343.2000000476837%2C%22le%22%3A2128.3000000715256%7D\" height=\"1059\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em>Photo Credit: Mark J. 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