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Player was attempting to bunt when he was hit
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29-year-old discharged from hospital on Wednesday
Cleveland Guardians designated hitter David Fry sustained a broken nose and facial fractures after he was hit in the face by a 99 mph fastball from Detroit’s Tarik Skubal on Tuesday night.
“He is doing OK, he’s in good spirits,” manager Stephen Vogt said on Wednesday. “He’s upright, he’s alert.”
Fry was hit square in the face while trying to bunt the fastball from Skubal. As Fry collapsed in the batter’s box and immediately grabbed his bloodied face, a visibly shaken Skubal threw off his glove and cap as Vogt and trainers rushed on to the field. Fry lay in the dirt for several minutes before being slowly helped to his feet. He gave a thumbs-up signal as he sat up and was driven off in a cart before being taken to a local hospital for observation.
