Mariners pitcher George Kirby was left bloodied in a scary scene Tuesday night when he was hit in the face with a 102.7-mph line drive off the bat of Orioles infielder Ramon Urias.

Kirby also spoke postgame and said that he’s fine, noting that the ball hit his hand first, then his lip. “I didn’t even see it coming,” he said. “Just put my hand up.

It hit Kirby in the face and left him bloodied, but according to the pitcher, he was OK. The ball came off that bat at 102.7 MPH, so thank goodness it hit him there and not in a worse place, as ...

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I also asked Kumazaki if we could expect a mix of 2D and 3D Kirby games going forward, existing side-by-side like Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe.