Texas A&M baseball is in the midst of an extremely unfortunate spate of injuries to some of their star players, and the latest is freshman Boston Kellner, who has been a really solid bat in the Aggies' lineup so far this season. Kellner was struck in the face with a fastball late in last night's game, and has been ruled out for both halves of today's double header.
It really did not look intentional on the part of the Ole Miss pitcher, but intentional or not, taking a fast ball to the face is never going to be something that you bounce back quickly from. The latest news from head coach Michael Earley on Kellner's status casts quite a few shadows over his availability going forward, which is a real gut punch for Aggie fans.
Texas A&M freshman Boston Kellner suffers broken orbital bone after taking a fast ball to the face against Ole Miss
The broadcast of today's game against Ole Miss mentioned that Kellner, who has had a really promising season thus far, suffered a broken orbital bone after taking a pitch to the head in last night's game.
Texas A&M INF Boston Kellner suffered a broken orbital bone after being HBP in the head last night, per broadcast.
— Jaxson Callaway (AT) (@AggiesToday) May 9, 2026
The Aggies cannot catch a break with some of these injuries right now.
Kellner joins Josh Stewart and Nico Partida as Aggies that are missing out on the game today. Partida should be back in short order— hopefully— but Stewart is out for the year, unfortunately.
If Texas A&M wants to make their way to a College World Series final this year, then they'll need some luck on the injury front. They'll not only need to get Partida back soon, but Kellner in some capacity.
Ben Royo is stepping up in Kellner's absence and has already had a pretty good game today against the Rebels. If he can continue to give the Aggies some quality at-bats, then Kellner will have time to heal up. Hopefully, he can do so pretty quickly.
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