Giancarlo Stanton suffers multiple injuries after hit in face by pitch

According to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com, Rawlings is working on several potential facial shields for Stanton to wear when he does play.

Giancarlo Stanton took a fastball to the head last Thursday, and it ended up embedding a tooth in his cheek while tearing a hole in his face. If you think the description sounds awful, then you probably should stop right now and not stare directly at the photo that Stanton released on his Instagram on Tuesday.

Still with us? Stanton did something of a before and after setup to show off his progress -- his face is still all swollen and healing, but when compared to what it looked like last week, you can’t deny he’s healing rapidly.

DeScalafani will appeal the suspension.

Both benches were warned by the umpires. One inning later, DeSclafani was ejected after hitting Gomez

Stanton suffered numerous facial injuries and dental damage, and will return to Miami on Friday for further evaluation.

.. and when talking directly to Stanton on Twitter:

The outfielder will return to Miami on Friday for further evaluation.

Stanton was treated at a Milwaukee hospital, undergoing X-rays and a CT scan.

He suffered a laceration on the left side of his face, the Marlins announced, and underwent X-rays and a CT scan at a local hospital in Milwaukee.

Stanton took a called strike from Fiers before the second pitch of the at-bat -- an 88 mph fastball -- caught the star slugger in the left side of his face in an area unprotected by his helmet. Stanton was down for about five minutes before an ambulance was called onto the field. Fiers, who had not hit a batter in 10 big league appearances entering Thursday, was visibly shaken after the incident, according to Fox Sports Wisconsin’s Andrew Gruman.