Nico Hoerner Laughed Off A Fastball To His Head Like A Psycho

The Chicago Cubs bounced back from their series loss this past weekend to even up their West Coast road trip with a 5-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. Jameson Taillon pitched seven strong innings, Ben Brown saved the day in the eighth, Pete Crow-Armstrong homered again, oh, and Nico Hoerner took a fastball off his head and laughed it off as he ran to first base.

Hoerner was facing Matt Waldron in the fifth inning when the Padres’ right-hander unleashed a 90mph fastball that...