MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee pitcher Chad Patrick experienced vision trouble that caused the Brewers’ training staff to check him on the mound before the second inning of a 13-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday.
Patrick said after the game he was feeling better, but acknowledged it was a scary situation for that brief period.
“It felt like I couldn’t see for a good 15-20 seconds,” Patrick said.
Patrick stayed in the game and allowed two runs over five innings as the winning pitcher.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Patrick also had vomited between innings. Patrick said the stomach issues are customary for him on days when he’s pitching.
But this vision problem was something he hadn’t experienced before.
“It felt like my eyeballs were at the top of my head,” Patrick said. “It was like blurry, kind of. I don’t know. It was a weird feeling, a feeling I definitely don’t want to have again.”
As the Brewers’ staff went to check on him, television cameras showed Patrick rubbing his eyes and saying, “I can’t see” at one point.
“When he got back out there, the blood kind of rushed to his head or whatever and he couldn’t focus for a minute,” Murphy said.
Patrick eventually took a few warmup pitches before the game resumed. He walked Adrian Del Castillo to start the second inning before retiring the next two batters on a liner and a double-play grounder.
The 27-year-old right-hander said he started feeling better after allowing that leadoff walk. He ended up striking out five while giving up five walks and just one hit in his five-inning stint.
Patrick said he had his blood pressure taken after leaving the game and that everything seemed fine.
“It was just a different feeling (before the second inning),” Patrick said. “I feel fine. I feel better now.”
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Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Chad Patrick throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Chad Patrick (39) is checked by a team trainer during the second inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Four critically endangered mountain bongos arrived in Kenya on their way to their native forests after years in the care of a zoo in the Czech Republic.
Bongos, rare antelopes known for their striking stripes, have been declared critically endangered due to poaching and diseases. There are less than 100 mountain bongos left in the wild, according to the Kenyan government. Many were sent to Europe in the 1980s after a major rinderpest disease outbreak killed thousands.
The four returnees arrived from Dvur Kralove Zoo packed in wooden crates at Kenya’s main airport aboard a KLM cargo flight and were received by the country’s Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and Tourism Minister Rebecca Miano, who hailed it as a “homecoming of the majestic bongos.”
It's the third such return in recent years, last one being in Feb. 2025. After a period of quarantine and acclimatization, the bongos will be sent to the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy, which houses 102 bongos, for a stay before being released into the wild.
The conservancy runs a National Recovery and Action Plan for the Mountain Bongo in collaboration with the government and plans to use the four new bongos to interbreed and strengthen the gene pool.
Kenyan-raised nature explorers and filmmakers Jahawi and Elke Bertolli told The Associated Press that the new bongos will bring genetic variation that is critical for their conservation, adding that the species plays a key role in protecting the forests that are vital to Kenya’s water supply.
Czech Republic Ambassador Nicol Adamcova said the relocation reflects a long-standing partnership between the Czech Republic and Kenya in conservation and a shared commitment to protecting endangered species.
Mudavadi said such milestones show what can be achieved when policy, science, and collaboration come together in pursuit of a shared conservation goal.
“I commend all stakeholders involved and assure you of Government’s unwavering support in strengthening conservation frameworks and ensuring that Kenya’s biodiversity continues to thrive,” he said.
Miano said that bringing in genetically diverse bongos is a critical step to strengthen the species' breeding resilience.
Four mountain bongos, a type of antelope, repatriated from the Czech Republic, are offloaded from a plane at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) CORRECTION: Type corrected to antelope, instead of gazelle
Kenya Wildlife Service personnel walk past four mountain bongos, a type of antelope, repatriated from the Czech Republic, upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) CORRECTION: Type corrected to antelope, instead of gazelle
Four mountain bongos, a type of antelope, repatriated from the Czech Republic, arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) CORRECTION: Type corrected to antelope, instead of gazelle
FILE - A rare mountain bongo leaps from a shipping crate after traveling from the United States to the slopes of Mountain Kenya, their natural habitat, on Jan. 30, 2004. (AP Photo/Chris Tomlinson, File)
Four mountain bongos, a type of antelope, repatriated from the Czech Republic, arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) CORRECTION: Type corrected to antelope, instead of gazelle
