Cardinals' Jose Martinez struck by Carpenter's foul ball in dugout
St. Louis Cardinals utility man Jose Martinez had to leave the dugout Friday against the Chicago Cubs in the eighth inning after he was drilled on the bench by a foul ball off the bat of teammate Matt Carpenter.
Martinez was immediately taken to the clubhouse at Wrigley Field.
Matt Carpenter pulled a foul ball into his own dugout. Jose Martinez was hit, apparently, and had to leave the dugout. Yikes. pic.twitter.com/BVxIpXLXV1
— Ryan Fagan (@ryanfagan) July 21, 2017
On a 1-0 count, Carpenter pulled Carl Edwards Jr.'s 81-mph curveball into the visitors' dugout where it caught Martinez, sending him to the clubhouse to be evaluated and treated by a trainer, according to the St. Louis Post-Disptach's Derrick Goold. It's unclear if the 28-year-old was severely injured on the play.
Carpenter's at-bat finished with a double to right field on the very next pitch.