A San Mateo County jury on Monday awarded a former Major League Baseball pitcher $2.3 million in damages for hand injuries sustained while combating a man who was high on LSD.

Greg Reynolds, who spent five on-and-off years with the Colorado Rockies, the Cincinnati Reds and the Texas Rangers, claimed he was injured on Jan. 16, 2015, during a run-in with defendant Domenic Pintarelli.

Reynolds' lawyer, Niall McCarthy, of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, told jurors that the injuries cut short a career comeback attempt by the journeyman pitcher. Reynolds was a free agent at the time of the incident, after having last pitched in Japan with the Saitama Seibu Lions in the 2014 season. The lawsuit claimed that Pintarelli was naked and high on LSD when he attacked Reynolds in front of his home in Ocean Colony, a gated community in Half Moon Bay.

The jury found that Pintarelli was 55 percent liable, while Reynolds' neighbor, Connor Pope, the host of the party Pintarelli was attending, was 40 percent liable. The jury also found that Reynolds himself was 5 percent liable for his injuries.

According to a report in the Half Moon Bay Review, Pintarelli took off his clothes while under the influence of LSD and began roaming the streets of the neighborhood. His behavior soon drew attention. He was naked, screaming incoherently and covered in feces, according to San Mateo County Sheriff's officials. Witnesses said he was swearing at bystanders and tried to knock down a mailbox in front of one home.

McCarthy said his client approached to ask if Pintarelli needed help only to be punched several times. Reynolds retreated into his house and locked the door. Pintarelli reportedly began throwing his body against the front door in an attempt to break it down. McCarthy said Reynolds eventually decided to open the door and chase Pintarelli away. He stepped outside and punched Pintarelli, knocking him into some bushes. The blow fractured the knuckles in Reynolds' right hand, his pitching hand.

Reynolds attempted a comeback with the San Diego Padres in 2016, but was cut since his injuries prevented him from pitching effectively, McCarthy said.