MLB Fans Are Praying For Umpire After Scary Incident During Yankees-Guardians Game (VIDEO)

MLB fans are offering support for umpire Larry Vanover after he was hit with a by during Wednesday’s New York Yankees-Cleveland Guardians game.

In the top of the fifth inning, Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka hit a deep ball that bounced off the centerfield wall which scored two runs. Cleveland second baseman Andrés Giménez attempted to throw the ball home, but the ball wound up striking Vanover in the head.

Despite the speed of the throw from Giménez, Vanover got up quickly. You can see a clip of the play below:

2B umpire just got drilled in the middle of a play pic.twitter.com/p2jA3077Zp

— Dillard Barnhart (@BarnHasSpoken2) April 12, 2023

Per Brendan Kuty of The Athletic, umpire Chris Guccione stated that Vanover had “a pretty good-sized knot” on the head. Though Vanover was taken to a local hospital to undergo testing, per Kuty.

Crew Chief Larry Vanover left today's Yankees-Guardians game with "a pretty good-sized knot" on his head, ump Chris Guccione said. Vanover was partially coherent, and he didn't even know that he had been hit with the baseball. Vanover is undergoing tests at a nearby hospital.

— Brendan Kuty (@BrendanKutyNJ) April 12, 2023

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Baseball fans quickly took to Twitter to offer support for the 67-year-old umpire.

hope he recovers well

— Z??? (@Lat1noSavant) April 12, 2023

umpire larry vanover just got drilled. he left the field. hope he’s ok, but damn dude popped right back up pic.twitter.com/VAn9ydMNwY

— alex brasky (@alexbrasky) April 12, 2023

Two run double with a hit umpire. Hope Larry Vanover is OK

— Josh Benjamin (@JoshBESNY) April 12, 2023

Scary scene at the ballpark here. Higashioka doubled off the wall in straightaway centerfield, Straw relayed the ball to Gimenez, who's throw to the plate struck second base umpire Larry Vanover in the head.

Vanover walked off the field with a Guardians trainer. I hope he's okay

— Brendan Gulick (@brendangulick22) April 12, 2023

Hopes he’s ok

— Nick Dicola (@NickDicola2) April 12, 2023

Vanover has been a Major League umpire since 1991. He served as an umpire for the 2016 World Series, the 2009 and 2023 World Baseball Classic tournaments, the 2009 and 2013 All-Star Games and three league Championship Series’.

The Yankees went on to win 4-3, with Oswaldo Cabrera recording the game-winning hit in the top of the ninth which scored Gleyber Torres. The victory improved the Yankees to 8-4 on the season, while Cleveland fell to 7-6.

New York will open a four-game series against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, while Cleveland will travel to Washington to begin a three-game series with the Nationals on Friday.

Here’s hoping Vanover is okay and recovers quickly from the injury.