Pitcher Brandon McCarthy was hit in the head with a line drive towards the end of the 2012 season and actually required emergency surgery.

Pitcher Brandon McCarthy was hit in the head with a line drive towards the end of the 2012 season and actually required emergency surgery.

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Pitcher Brandon McCarthy was hit in the head with a line drive towards the end of the 2012 season and actually required emergency surgery. 17 months after McCarthy's scare, Major League Baseball has approved a protective cap available for pitchers to wear starting this season . McCarthy even played a role in helping develop the new hate. But there is one problem: McCarthy himself says he won't wear the cap he helped develop. And if he won't wear it, who will? Read some of the concerns pitchers have about the new hat over at ESPN. http://es.pn/1jGK7tN