Hot damn! How did he stay on his feet?!

Cole Paplham, a pitcher for the San Diego Padres, got absolutely hammered with a 102-mph line drive straight to the head during Sunday’s spring training game taking on the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The scene went down in the eighth inning when Paplham was pitching to Los Angeles infielder Aaron Bracho, who was facing a 2-0 count. When Bracho swung at the ball, he launched it right to Paplham and it popped him directly in the head. (RELATED: Alex Rodriguez Lands $10,000 For Bucknell Student After Hitting Incredible Half-Court Shot)

At first, Paplham was able to stay on his feet, but eventually went down and stayed down for a few minutes. Ultimately, he was able to walk to a golf cart and taken off the field.

Since 2023, Paplham has been in San Diego‘s minor league system. Playing college baseball at the University of New Orleans, Paplham went on to play for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in the MLB Draft League, also moving around in Single-A and Double-A minor league baseball.

Miller is currently in concussion protocol and recovering from the knock.

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Prayers up for Padres reliever Cole Paplham after he took a nasty hit to the head from a line drive during this Dodgers, Padres Cactus League game 🙏

Just days after Bobby Miller got drilled by a 105.5 MPH ball 😣
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— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) February 23, 2025

Here’s the latest update on Paplham from Padres manager Mike Shildt:

Mike Shildt shared the latest update on pitcher Cole Paplham after he was hit in the face by a line drive comebacker yesterday: pic.twitter.com/LoGqTNFf4d

— 97.3 The Fan (@973TheFanSD) February 24, 2025

Rough stuff … best wishes to Cole Paplham.