Milwaukee Brewers starter briefly lost his vision on the mound during game
It was a scary moment for Brewers starter Chad Patrick as everything went blurry during his April 28 start against the Diamondbacks.
When Chad Patrick walked behind the mound before the top of the second inning and mouthed "I can't see," he wasn't exaggerating. For a handful of seconds April 28 during the Milwaukee Brewers ’ game against the Arizona Diamondbacks – seconds that probably felt more like hours to the right-hander – Patrick literally could not see. "I had a little scare there in the second inning," Patrick said.
"I was pretty worried for myself for a second, but everything feels normal. Just felt like I couldn't see for a good 15, 20 seconds. That's why I took my hat off and everything.
I feel good now. " The good news for Patrick, aside from earning the win in a 13-2 victory at American Family Field, was his sight came back and he was able to pitch five innings. Team physicians checked Patrick's blood pressure after his outing and everything came back normal.
But for a brief moment as Patrick unusually walked off the mound while warming up for his second inning, it didn't look so optimistic. "I felt like my eyeballs were at the top of my head and it was blurry," Patrick said. "It was a weird feeling.