An 8-year-old Dodgers fan was hit with a foul ball in the face in a scary moment during Friday’s game against the Reds at Dodger Stadium.
The incident occurred in the fourth inning when Mookie Betts sent a scream into the stands that hit Nathan Sanchez in the right eye, the family told KTLA.
The Sanchez family sat between first base and home plate halfway through the section.
The ball hit the young Dodgers fan and went into the crowd.
“As soon as the bullet hits him, all I hear is, ‘My eye!'” Daisy Sanchez, Nathan’s mother, told the television station.
There was a doctor sitting nearby who immediately attended to Nathan and stadium security and medical staff arrived moments later.
The 8-year-old told the station he cried and was stunned by the injury, but was cleared to return to the game after being checked out.
The family was hoping to catch a foul ball on the way to the game and Nathan had brought his glove with him.
Another spectator had picked up the foul ball that hit the boy and returned it to the family, which surprised the Sanchez family, but they were disappointed with the lack of communication from the Dodgers following the incident.
Nathan had received stickers and a button, but they would have liked the ball to be signed.
“We just want our ball signed, the ball that hit it. At least one signature, you know? said the family.
The Dodgers have not commented on the matter and MLB has taken steps to try to limit the risk of foul balls to fans, including extending the protective netting behind home plate.
An NBC News report found that at least 808 cases of fan injuries from baseballs were reported between 2012 and 2019.
New York Post
