What happens when a 90mph baseball hits you?

A baseball when pitched by some of the top pitchers floats in at about 100 miles per hour.

So what happens when you take a baseball to your face?

Delino DeShields Jr braved a horrific ball to the face and the onslaught of Twitter and Facebook to share with the world what a face looks like after it has been struck.

DeShields, a MLB prospect, plays for the Houston Astros, and took a 90mph fastball to the right side of his face.

He then promptly went on social media to post pics of the effects.

Amazingly he was able to walk off the field, before immediately being taken to hospital and only has a broken cheekbone.

It truly looks worse than it is then.

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