On Tuesday night, a frightening scene unfolded as the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers did battle on the field.
Mike Trout was at the plate when he took a big swing trying to knock the ball out of the stadium, instead, he broke hit bat and pieces of it flew behind him.
The bulk of the broken bat found its way through home plate umpire Nate Tomlinson’s mask.
According to MLB insider Bob Nightengale, Tomlinson was taken to the emergency room, but avoided serious injury.
“Home-plate umpire Nate Tomlinson was taken to the emergency room Tuesday night after being struck in the face by Mike Trout’s broken bat, with a piece flying between bars of his mask, cutting his face just above his eye and nose. He managed to avoid serious injury, his crew says.”
