Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jesus Sanchez had to leave Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles after getting hit by a baseball thrown from the stands in the middle of the sixth inning.
Sanchez originally stayed in the game for two batters in the bottom of the inning before he was replaced by Yohendrick Piñango.
“Jesús Sánchez was removed from today’s game with a right wrist contusion,” The Blue Jays said in a statement. “He underwent precautionary X-rays that were negative for a fracture.”
According to Baltimore Sun beat writer Jacob Calvin Meyer, a young fan apparently thought Sanchez was waving his glove like he wanted to play catch − as players occasionally do with fans between innings. However, Meyer reports the kid threw the ball late, after Sanchez had turned his back.
Sánchez left game after this fan interaction, ball appears to hit him in arm/wrist.
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“We have identified the fan and removed them from the ballpark while we conduct a thorough investigation,” the Orioles said in a statement.
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