Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Hunter Bigge was taken to hospital after being struck by a ball travelling at 105mph while in the dugout at a Major League Baseball game.

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Hunter Bigge was hospitalized for evaluation after he was struck on the right side of his face by a foul ball as he stood in the dugout during the team's 4-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge was carted off the field in a frightening scene Thursday after he was struck by a foul ball in the dugout.