Huck Flener
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Gregory Alan Flener
- Bats Both, Throws Left
- Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.
- School California State University, Fullerton
- High School Armijo High School
- Debut September 14, 1993
- Final Game July 28, 1997
- Born February 25, 1969 in Austin, TX USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Huck Flener was struck in the eye by a ball hit by Donaldo Mendez while pitching in Venezuela in January, 2001. His eye exploded upon impact and had to be removed. He recalled:
I don't know what happened, but I didn't really pick it up. I don't know if the background deceived me or what. I remember seeing it for a split-second, and I don't know whether I blinked or what, but the next thing I knew it caught me square in the right eye. It knocked me right off my feet. I knew that I was hurt badly. There was blood everywhere. I tried to stand up, got to one knee, and I remember Luis Sojo running over and saying, "No, no, kid. Stay down. Don't get up." I knew my eye was closed, but I figured I had a broken nose and cheekbone. I really wasn't that scared.
