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Alex Torres wears Oversized Hat
By Let's Talk Los Angeles on June 22, 2014

San Diego Padres pitcher Alex Torres became the first pitcher to wear one of the oversized protective hats while pitching in a Major League Baseball game. Why would Torres want to wear the extra protection? Well he was with the Tampa Bay Rays last year when Alex Cobb a former team mate was hit in the head by a line drive. Certainly that doesn’t have and barring on the tough opinions of fans, as expected Torres was ridiculed by many for the hat.