Field Level Media
24 Sep 2025, 07:10 GMT+10
(Photo credit: David Richard-Imagn Images)
Guardians designated hitter David Fry was struck in the face by a pitch and was carted off the field on Tuesday in Cleveland.
With runners on first and third in the sixth inning, Fry squared to bunt against Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal. The pitch caught Fry in the face, and he went to the ground.
Skubal threw down his hat and glove in horror, and other players reacted similarly as Guardians medical personnel came to check on Fry.
After a delay, Fry got to his feet on his own, then got on a cart that drove him away.
The umpires ruled the pitch a foul ball, leaving the count at 2-2. George Valera came in to pinch-hit, and Skubal's next delivery was a wild pitch that tied the game 2-2. After Valera completed a strikeout that was officially charged to Fry, a balk and a groundout led to Cleveland scoring the go-ahead run.
The Guardians went on to win 5-2, tying the Tigers for first place in the American League Central.
Fry went 0-for-3 on the night, leaving him with a .171 average in 66 games this year. He has eight homers and 23 RBIs.
The 29-year-old Texas native was an All-Star last year in his first full major league season, when he ended up hitting .263 with 14 homers and 51 RBIs in 122 games. In three big-league seasons, all with Cleveland, Fry has a .237 batting average, a .321 on-base percentage, a .423 slugging percentage, 26 homers and 89 RBIs in 245 games.
--Field Level Media
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