US EditionTigers’ Tarik Skubal Gets Ride From Guardians Manager to Visit Injured David Fry
David Fry will miss 6-8 weeks due to multiple facial fractures after being struck by a 99 mph fastball from Tarik Skubal during a bunt attempt, Guardians said.
- David Fry, designated hitter for the Cleveland Guardians, was hit in the face by a 99 mph fastball from Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal during a game on Tuesday night at Progressive Field.
- The pitch occurred in the sixth inning while Fry was attempting to bunt, causing him to collapse and sustain multiple minimally displaced left facial and nasal fractures requiring hospital transport for testing and observation.
- After being helped off the field by cart, Fry spent the night at the Cleveland Clinic and was visited by both Guardians manager Stephen Vogt and Skubal, who expressed deep concern and apologized for the incident.
- The Guardians announced on Wednesday that Fry is expected to fully recover without surgery over 6-8 weeks, and Vogt said Fry is doing OK and in good spirits, while also praising Skubal as 'an unbelievable human.'
- The Guardians won the game 5-2, moving into a tie with Detroit in the AL Central, but the postgame celebration was muted and somber, reflecting concerns for Fry's health and the impact of the incident on both teams.
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Tarik Skubal Visited Guardians’ David Fry in Hospital After Fracturing Face
Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal went beyond a text message after his 99 mph fastball fractured the face of Cleveland Guardians player David Fry. Hours after the game at Cleveland’s Progressive Field on Tuesday, September 23, Skubal, 28, accepted an offer from Guardians manager Stephen Vogt to ride with him to the hospital and check on Fry, 29, in person. “That was pretty cool,” Skubal said of Vogt’s invitation. “I think that speaks volumes a…
A professional player was hit in the face by a ball thrown at nearly 160 km/h, collapsing in shock.
“There are bigger things than the game” - Tarik Skubal visits David Fry in hospital following multiple fractures from 99mph fastball
Cleveland Guardians designated hitter David Fry took a nasty 99mph fastball from Tarik Skubal to his face after a bunt attempt went horribly wrong in Tuesday's game against the Detroit Tigers.
Cleveland Guardians' David Fry Has Fractures to His Nose and Face After Being Hit by a 100 Mph Ball.
By Ben Church, CNN The Cleveland Guardians announced that designated hitter David Fry did not require surgery and was released from the hospital Wednesday after being hit in the face by a pitch during his team's victory against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday. The worrisome incident occurred in the sixth inning, when Fry attempted to bunt a 100 mph fastball from Detroit's Tarik Skubal. The ball missed the bat and struck Fry directly in the face. T…
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