VIDEO: Marlins' Stanton bloodied by Fiers pitch to face, leaves field in ambulance
Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton's has suffered a potentially serious injury in Thursday night's contest with the Milwaukee Brewers after taking a pitch to the face.
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Stanton needed to be loaded on a stretcher and left the ballpark in an ambulance after getting hit flush is his left cheek area by Brewers starter Mike Fiers.
Brewers manager Ron Roenicke left a visably shaken Fiers in the game after Stanton was carted off to face his replacement Reed Johnson, which proved to be a very poor managerial decision.
Madness in the Marlins-Brewers game. Giancarlo Stanton got beaned in the face. Very ugly. Then the next batter got hit too. Benches cleared.
— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) September 12, 2014
Casey McGehee and Mike Redmond have been ejected. The potential for more ugliness is huge.
— Tom (@Haudricourt) September 12, 2014
Marlins reliever Anthony DeSclafani retaliated in the bottom of the sixth inning, plunking Carlos Gomez in the arm with a pitch and was immediately ejected without incident. Gomez, who has a reputation for stirring things up, surprisingly kept his cool.
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Stanton is enjoying an MVP-worthy season, hitting .288 with 37 home runs and a league-leading 105 RBIs.
More on Stanton's condition as details become available, but the team provided this brief update:
UPDATE: Giancarlo suffered a laceration on the left side of his face. He is having x-rays and a CT scan performed at a local hospital.
— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) September 12, 2014
Stanton's teammates expressed their concerns for his health following the game:
That was one of the to hardest things I've ever had to watch here's to hoping Big G is alright and makes a full recovery prayers ur way bud
— Christian Yelich (@ChristianYelich) September 12, 2014
All the love and prayers we can muster for our brother G.
— Ed Lucas (@ELuke21) September 12, 2014