New Athletics third baseman Trevor Plouffe drilled a solo home run to left field in the bottom of the third inning of Tuesday’s Cactus League game against Indians reliever Andrew Miller. The blast pushed the Athletics’ lead to 4-1 at the time, but it also provided some unintentional comedy.
As Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reported, a fan was lying in the sun beyond the fence and was struck by Plouffe’s home run ball. There isn’t any video yet but once it becomes available, we’ll post it here.
Plouffe exited the game having hit the home run and drawn a walk in two trips to the plate. Speaking to the media during the game, Plouffe said, “A grown man should be watching the game. I wouldn’t feel bad for him.”
