Reds' TJ Friedl hit by pitch 3 times vs. Mets, tying MLB record

NEW YORK -- Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!

Cincinnati Reds outfielder TJ Friedl tied a major league record Friday night when he was hit by a pitch three times -- by three different New York Mets hurlers.

The 5-foot-8 Friedl was plunked on the left forearm by a 91 mph fastball from left-hander Sean Manaea in the third inning and on the left foot by an 85 mph slider from right-handed reliever Alejandro Carrillo in the fifth.

Mets left-handerBrandon Waddell then drilled Friedl on the left hand with a 91 mph sinker in the eighth.

"The lefties, it makes more sense because everything is away and I'm trying to stick my nose in there," Friedl said. "The last one, that one stung!"

It was the 39th time in the modern era (since 1901) that a hitter got nailed three times in one game. It has happened to 34 different players; the only previous Reds batter was Derek Dietrich at Milwaukee on June 21, 2019.

Two other major leaguers have been plunked three times in a game this season: Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams on May 31 at Arizona and theColorado Rockies'Tyler Freeman on June 17 at Washington.

Batting leadoff, Friedl finished 0-for-2 but scored twice in the 8-4 victoryover the Mets.He expects to be in the lineup Saturday and joked that he didn't want a day off anyway.