[Music] Whit marfield didn't hold back after becoming the latest Atlanta Braves player to be hit by a wayward fast ball sharply criticizing the pathetic state of pitching in Major League Baseball he warned that if the sport doesn't reinstate consequences for wild pitches something terrible is going to happen it's Bulls it's driving me nuts marfield set on Tuesday after a 94.5 mph fast ball struck him in the head during the Braves when over the Colorado Rockies I hate where the game is at right now with that the incident occurred in the seventh inning when rookie right-hander Jeff criswell's fastball hit Mar Field's helmet just behind his left ear marfield dropped to one knee visibly shaken and angrily shouted towards Criswell before slowly making his way to The Dugout it's just ridiculous he said pictures today show no remorse or caution when throwing up and in they're throwing as hard as they can with no regard for where the ball might go it's Bulls you can't retaliate anymore there's no fear of Retribution pitchers don't have to bat anymore so they don't face the same risks marafield a player representative on MLB's competition committee expressed his frustration stating that he planned to discuss the issue with other committee members in a meeting on Wednesday teams are bringing up pitchers who have no control over their pitches he said they throw 100 m an hour and teams just hope they can can get guys out it's Bulls marafield is the fourth Braves player in less than a month to be hit by a high and tight fast ball Austin Riley the team star third baseman is expected to miss the rest of the regular season after breaking his hand when hit by a 97 mph pitch last month center fielder Michael Harris and Veteran catcher Travis Dio also missed time due to being hit though they avoided serious injuries reflecting on the dangers marfield sided recent incidents including Taylor Ward and Justin Turner who suffered significant injuries from inside pitches He also mentioned mie Betts who broke a bone in his hand this year it's just ridiculous and it has to be fixed or God forbid something terrible is going to happen marfield concluded it's pathetic the kind of pitchers we're seeing in the major leagues who don't know where their pitches are going it has to be fixed Braves manager Brian Snicker said marfield passed the concussion protocol and might be able to play Wednesday but marfield remained Furious after the game I'm out of the game but Chiswell gets to stay in and pitch marfield fumed that was my life on the line and I'm sick of it it's happening way too much [Music]