Watch as MLB Player Splinters Bat; Largest Shard Breaks Through Umpire's Mask
In a freak incident, home plate umpire Nate Tomlinson was struck by a splintered bat during a recent game between the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers. The incident took place with Mike Trout of the Angels at…
In a freak incident, home plate umpire Nate Tomlinson was struck by a splintered bat during a recent game between the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers.
The incident took place with Mike Trout of the Angels at bat in the ninth inning on June 14 at Dodger Stadium.
Trout swung, and when his bat made contact with the ball, the bat splintered in two.
The splintered half flew backward at Tomlinson, striking him in the mask, according to SBNation.
Not just anywhere in the mask. The fragment with the jagged edge entered the eye slit of the umpire’s mask.
The injury initially caused concerns that Tomlinson had been struck in the eye or had suffered a concussion.
Trout did not dash to first base as he looked at what the splinter of his bat had done as Tomlinson fell to his knees upon impact.