It did not make his face less frighteningly swollen.
DeLino DeShields Jr. is a minor leaguer in the Astros' system. DeLino DeShields Jr. got a kiss from a fastball Friday night:
Shoutout to my brother for taking a 90mph fastball to the face like a champ. Looking good Delilah @LinoDeShieldspic.twitter.com/Gy1kGakEKE
— Tanner Case (@ctcase10) April 19, 2014First of all, it's wonderful news that the guy is awake and well enough to be Snapchatting less than 24 hours after a baseball to the face. Second of all, it's cool that DeShields caught the baseball in his mouth and stored it in his cheek, but shouldn't he spit it out at this point?