On Jan. 16, 2015, plaintiff Greg Reynolds, 29, a professional baseball pitcher who was a free agent at the time, was in front of his home in Ocean Colony, a gated community in Half Moon Bay, when he approached Dominic Pintarelli to ask if he needed help. Pintarelli had previously taken lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) with his friend, Connor Pope, at Pope’s home in Ocean Colony. Although Pope was hosting a party, the LSD was provided by an unidentified individual. When Reynolds later approached Pintarelli, who was still allegedly high on LSD, Pintarelli punched him several times. Reynolds subsequently retreated into his house and locked the door, but Pintarelli began throwing his body against the front door in an attempt to break it down. Reynolds eventually opened the door, stepped outside and punched Pintarelli with his right hand, knocking Pintarelli into bushes. Reynolds fractured the index finger of his right hand — his pitching hand. Pintarelli was criminally convicted of assault. Reynolds sued Pintarelli; Pope; Pope’s parents who owned Pope’s home, Elsa Egger (who was initially erroneously sued as Elsa “Eggers”) and Randy Egger (who was initially erroneously sued as “Ryan Pope”); and the owner of the gated community, Ocean Colony Association (who was initially sued as “Ocean Colony Partners, LLC”). Ocean Colony ultimately settled out of the case, and the Eggers were dismissed from the case before trial. Thus, the matter continued to trial against Pintarelli and Pope. Plaintiff’s counsel contended that Pintarelli was liable for the confrontation and that Reynolds was defending his home and wife. Counsel also contended that Pope was negligent for hosting the party where LSD was present. Pintarelli claimed that Reynolds was mostly at fault for the confrontation. Pope claimed that he had no liability, in part because of the subsequent criminal conduct of Pintarelli., Reynolds sustained fractures to the knuckle of the index figure on his right, dominant hand. The injury was treated with physical therapy and without the need for surgery. Reynolds, from Pacifica, played baseball at Stanford before playing for 10 years for the Rockies, Rangers, and Reds organizations. He last pitched in the major leagues in 2013, and in 2014, Reynolds pitched in Japan. Reynolds attempted a comeback with the San Diego Padres in 2016, but he was cut. He contended that his hand injury from the January 2015 incident prevented him from pitching effectively. While the hand healed fine for day-to-day activities, Reynolds claimed that his hand injury cost him the ability to control the ball. Thus, Reynolds sought recovery for his past and future loss of earnings, and for his past and future pain and suffering. He also sought recovery of damages as a result of the battery. (Reynolds’ Howell medical bills totaled $5,000, but the amount was not claimed at trial.) Reynolds’ wife, Megan Pirovano, sought recovery of damages for her emotional distress as a result of witnessing Pintarelli attacking her husband and trying to knock down her front door. Defense counsel argued that Reynolds’ career was effectively over by the time of the incident.