Ouch! Actor Cranston hit by liner at All-Star celeb softball

Jul 16, 2022, 9:48 AM | Updated: 9:58 pm
Actor Bryan Cranston is lifted by former Los Angeles Dodgers player Andre Ethier during the MLB All...

Actor Bryan Cranston is lifted by former Los Angeles Dodgers player Andre Ethier during the MLB All Star Celebrity Softball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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              Jojo Siwa interacts with fans during the MLB All Star Celebrity Softball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
            
              Jojo Siwa reacts after missing a fly ball during the MLB All Star Celebrity Softball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
            
              Singer Coi Leray reacts after scoring during the MLB All Star Celebrity Softball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
            
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              Actor J.K. Simmons misses on a fly ball during the MLB All Star Celebrity Softball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
            
              Actor J.K. Simmons misses on a fly ball during the MLB All Star Celebrity Softball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
            
              Jojo Siwa gestures on the field during the MLB All Star Celebrity Softball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
            
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              Actor Simu Liu hits during the MLB All Star Celebrity Softball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
            
              General view of Dodger Stadium during the MLB All Star Celebrity Softball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
            
              Former San Francisco Giants player Hunter Pence falls down while batting during the MLB All Star Celebrity Softball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
            
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              Jojo Siwa gestures runs the bases during the MLB All Star Celebrity Softball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
            
              Bad Bunny hits during the MLB All Star Celebrity Softball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
            
              Professional wrestler and actor The Miz celebrates after hitting a home run during the MLB All Star Celebrity Softball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
            
              Actor Bryan Cranston, left, talks to former Texas Rangers player Adrian Beltre during the MLB All Star Celebrity Softball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
            
              Actor Brian Cranston, left, reaches for a fly ball next to former Los Angeles Dodgers players Shawn Green, center, and Andre Ethier during the MLB All Star Celebrity Softball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
            
              Actor Bryan Cranston smiles after catching a foul ball during the MLB All Star Celebrity Softball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
            
              Actor Bryan Cranston is lifted by former Los Angeles Dodgers player Andre Ethier during the MLB All Star Celebrity Softball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bryan Cranston was hoping to get a hit in the All-Star Celebrity Softball game at Dodger Stadium.

Instead, the “Breaking Bad” actor got hit.

Cranston was struck in the right shoulder by a line drive off the bat of Grammy Award winner Anthony Ramos as they took batting practice in side-by-side makeshift cages outside the ballpark Saturday night.

The 66-year-old Cranston doubled over for a couple minutes, then headed to his nearby trailer.

“It’s definitely going to bruise,” Cranston said after recovering. “I might be more of a cheerleader in this game.”

The Tony, Emmy and Olivier award winner later felt well enough to play on the field at Dodger Stadium. He took a called third strike and feigned an argument with the umpire.

Cranston played for the Los Angeles team, which lost to Brooklyn 15-13. Former San Francisco Giants star Hunter Pence hit two home runs for Brooklyn and was repeatedly booed by the LA crowd.

Best known for his role as Walter White on TV’s “Breaking Bad,” Cranston wore an Albuquerque Isotopes hat in the scene where White first meets lawyer Saul Goodman — now the title character of the spinoff series “Better Call Saul.”

Cranston has appeared at several games for the Triple-A Isotopes, and he and “Breaking Bad” costar Aaron Paul are scheduled to throw a ceremonial first pitch there July 30.

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is Tuesday at Dodger Stadium.

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