Angels' Michael Lorenzen takes issue with slickness of baseballs: 'They did get someone hurt'

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Los Angeles Angels right-handed pitcher Michael Lorenzen took issue with the baseballs being used in games following Seattle Mariners outfielder Justin Upton getting hit in the head by a pitch Friday.

Upton was hit in the head in the fifth inning on the same day he was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma. Seattle manager Scott Servais said Upton seemed to be OK.

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Seattle Mariners' Justin Upton, left, goes down after being hit by a pitch as Los Angeles Angels catcher Max Stassi looks on during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Seattle. Upton left the game after the injury.  (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Seattle Mariners' Justin Upton, center, points to where he was hit by a pitch during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels as he is examined by a trainer, left, and manager Scott Servais, right, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Seattle. Upton left the game after the injury.  (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Lorenzen said the ball "slipped" out of his hands while he was throwing it.

"I don't know what Major League Baseball is playing with these baseballs, but that fully slipped out of my hand. It's just crazy man," Lorenzen told reporters after the game, via the SoCal News Group. "As a kid you think Major League Baseball is the greatest thing ever, and you get here, and you realize, what are they doing? All of a sudden they're going to change the baseballs. …

"These baseballs are slick. They did get someone hurt. So that's on Major League Baseball for sure. I don't know what's going on. These baseballs are straight out of the package."

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