On Thursday night, Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance after he was hit in the face by an 88-mph fastball from Brewers righthander Mike Fiers.
According to several reports, Stanton suffered several facial lacerations (which required stitches), multiple facial fractures and dental damage. He’ll remain hospitalized before returning to Miami on Friday for further evaluation. He will miss the remainder of the season, Marlins manager Mike Redmond said.
The scene in Milwaukee was gruesome and the sight of the ball hitting his face was not for the squeamish as Stanton fell to the ground with his blood pouring out onto the home plate area.
It was so sad to see Stanton writhing in pain as trainers and medical personnel attended to him. The 24-year old All Star was in the midst of chasing down an MVP Award with an NL leading 37 home runs and 105 RBIs.
“That was one of the worst things I’ve ever had to watch,”said Marlins teammate Christian Yelich. “Here’s to hoping Big G is all right and makes a full recovery. Prayers your way, buddy.”
MMO wishes to send our own thoughts and prayers to Giancarlo and we hope that he can recover quickly and return to the game that won’t be the same without him.
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