Pirates pitcher Ryan Vogelsong gets hit in the face with a fastball
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ryan Vogelsong was hit in the face with a fastball while he was batting in the second inning on Monday against the Colorado Rockies.
A 92-mile-per-hour Jordan Lyles fastball connected with the left side of Vogelsong's face, near the ear flap of his helmet.
Watch the scary incident at MLB.com.
The 38-year-old immediately tumbled to the ground, but eventually was helped up and was carted off. He was placed in a neck brace and transported to a nearby hospital.
Ryan Vogelsong was hit in the head w/ a pitch and carted off the field in the 2nd.
We'll have updates as we get them pic.twitter.com/qb5Hlt5Baj— Pirates (@Pirates) May 23, 2016
The Pirates didn't have any updates immediately after the incident, but did extend their thoughts to the veteran hurler.
Our thoughts are with Ryan at this time and we will update as soon as we get more information.
— Pirates (@Pirates) May 23, 2016
The 12th-year pitcher is 1-1 so far this season with a 4.12 ERA in 11 games.
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