Alex Bregman Hospitalized for CT Scans After Foul Ball Strikes Face in Cubs' 9-1 Win
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 21
Alex Bregman Hospitalized for CT Scans After Foul Ball Strikes Face in Cubs' 9-1 Win
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 21
Summary
Bregman was taken to a Cincinnati hospital after a fourth-inning foul ball hit the left side of his face while he waited in the on-deck circle.
Craig Counsell said the ball struck Bregman’s left cheekbone, leaving a cut under his eye, a nosebleed and swelling as doctors checked for orbital and cheek fractures.
Matt Shaw replaced him at third base, though Bregman later posted on Instagram with his left eye swollen shut, saying, “I’ll be back,” and was reportedly cleared to fly home Sunday night.
One week before the regular season ends, any injured-list stint would thin Chicago’s infield options in a tight National League wild-card race, with Shaw and Pedro Ramirez next up at third.