Heyward began wearing a protective shield attached to the right side of his batting helmet. Phil Rizzuto was the first player to use a batting helmet. Biggio was also known for intentionally keeping his batting helmet dirty. Bresnahan also developed the first batting helmet. He also developed the first batting helmet. The pitch hit Wert in the head, shattering his batting helmet. In that game, Wright wore a new style of batting helmet (the Rawlings S100). Nagy hit an infield single off Doug Jones while wearing a Texas Rangers batting helmet. Sweeney was offended and launched his batting helmet at Weaver while charging the pitcher's mound. Detroit manager Bob Scheffing said the batting helmet had saved Boros from a serious injury. From 1989 onward, he wore a batting helmet while on defense. The Dodgers wore a Brooklyn-era cap and batting helmet that day, as well. A batting helmet is worn by batters in the game of baseball or softball. As the season progressed, his batting helmet would become covered in the substance. Sexson threw his batting helmet at Gabbard after Gabbard's head-high pitch towards Sexson.