Man Getting Hit by Baseball

A Miami-Dade jury has awarded almost $1.2 million to a 21-year-old man hit in the groin by a batting-cage pitch.

The jury decided last week that the Sluggers batting cage operation at Tamiami Park in West Miami-Dade negligently failed to properly supervise its employees.

Lhyvann Felipe, who was 19 years old at the time, was hit in the groin by a 60 mph pitch, said his attorney, Gabriel M. Sanchez. He was hospitalized several days later.

The ball struck him after an employee asked him to go back into the batting cage to help pick up the balls. (Editor's Note: Hah.)

Cardinals who would have been better off getting hit in the nuts this season:

Randy Flores $1,000,000
Todd Wellemeyer $1,000,000
Rick Ankiel $900,000
Jason LaRue $850,000
Adam Wainwright $687,500
Ron Villone $600,000
Chris Duncan $439,000
Brad Thompson $414,000
Ryan Ludwick $411,000
Tyler Johnson $398,000
Skip Schumaker $396,000
Brendan Ryan $393,000
Anthony Reyes $392,500
Brian Barton $390,000
Josh Kinney $390,000
Kyle McClellan $390,000
Rico Washington $390,000