A fan suffered serious injuries at Fenway Park on Friday after she was struck in the head by a broken bat. Fans in the area said the woman was hit on the top of the head and forehead, according to the Boston Globe. She has been transported to a local hospital after being taken out of the stands on a stretcher.
Fan seriously injured after being hit by broken bat at Fenway Park
The fan was transported to a local hospital.
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The incident occurred during the top of the second inning when a pitch caused Brett Lawrie to break his bat and pieces went flying into the crowd. The woman was sitting down the third base line. According to the Boston Globe, she was sitting with a man and her son at the game.
The situation caused the game to be delayed as the woman was tended to by medical personnel and taken off the field. It turned into a scary situation with the woman reportedly bleeding profusely. Complete details of her injuries remain unknown.
Lady struck in face by piece of broken bat. Bleeding heavily so being taken for medical attention thru field. Game in delay.
— Gary Striewski (@garystriewski) June 5, 2015 The fan, who appeared to be a woman, was sitting to the left of the plate. She was taken off on a stretcher via the field.
— Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) June 5, 2015 It was clear it was bad when another fan stripped off his shirt to apply to the injured fan's head.
— Brian MacPherson (@brianmacp) June 5, 2015 That was absolutely awful to see. Lady was stretchered off field, by Red Sox dugout, shrieking in pain.
— Gary Striewski (@garystriewski) June 5, 2015 Fan injured by broken bat, taken out on stretcher at Fenway Park http://t.co/B33DpJT9uP #RedSox pic.twitter.com/UsGdLIoZwz
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) June 6, 2015 UPDATE (June 6): On Saturday, the Red Sox released a statement regarding the injury: “A woman was injured by a broken bat that flew into the stands in the top of the second inning of last night’s game. The fan was immediately transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where she is being treated. All of us offer our prayers and our thoughts as we wish her a speedy recovery.”
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