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Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton left Thursday night's game against the Milwaukee Brewers via ambulance in the fifth inning after being struck in the face by a Mike Fiers fastball.
Stanton, behind 0-1 in the count, went down immediately as he was struck by a pitch that obviously got away from the Brewers starter. As Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel noted, Stanton lay on the field while being attended to by trainers for an extended period of time:
On replay, the ball appeared to hit Stanton directly in the left cheek as he attempted to shield himself from the pitch. Because his bat came across the zone as he was getting out of the way, Fiers was actually awarded a strike on the play.
Fiers, obviously out of sorts from the situation, immediately plunked pinch-hitter Reed Johnson on his next offering. (The pitch was later ruled a strike because Johnson also went around.) The benches cleared as emotions bubbled over for players from both sides, with Haudricourt noting Miami's Casey McGehee was particularly incensed:
Stanton, 24, entered Thursday as a serious contender for the National League MVP award. He's hitting .288/.397/.556 with a league-high 37 home runs and 105 RBI. Only Nelson Cruz of the Baltimore Orioles leads Stanton's home run total with 39.
"He's the leader of this franchise,'' Marlins president David Samson told USA Today's Bob Nightengale. "We always knew the talent he had, but what he's done this year, playing every day, he's the definition of a game-changer. We call him a no-food player. A no-bathroom player. When he comes to the plate, nobody leaves their seat.
"There's no question he's the MVP of this league.''
The most obvious concern right now is Stanton's health. At 88 miles per hour, Fiers hit Stanton hard in an area where there are a ton of small bones that can take a long time to heal or even create vision problems. With Stanton due a massive contract extension sometime this offseason?one that will make him one of the highest-paid players in baseball?hopefully there is no long-term damage that could carry into next season.
Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton left Thursday night's game against the Milwaukee Brewers via ambulance in the fifth inning after being struck in the face by a Mike Fiers fastball.
Stanton, behind 0-1 in the count, went down immediately as he was struck by a pitch that obviously got away from the Brewers starter. As Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel noted, Stanton lay on the field while being attended to by trainers for an extended period of time:
On replay, the ball appeared to hit Stanton directly in the left cheek as he attempted to shield himself from the pitch. Because his bat came across the zone as he was getting out of the way, Fiers was actually awarded a strike on the play.
Fiers, obviously out of sorts from the situation, immediately plunked pinch-hitter Reed Johnson on his next offering. (The pitch was later ruled a strike because Johnson also went around.) The benches cleared as emotions bubbled over for players from both sides, with Haudricourt noting Miami's Casey McGehee was particularly incensed:
Stanton, 24, entered Thursday as a serious contender for the National League MVP award. He's hitting .288/.397/.556 with a league-high 37 home runs and 105 RBI. Only Nelson Cruz of the Baltimore Orioles leads Stanton's home run total with 39.
"He's the leader of this franchise,'' Marlins president David Samson told USA Today's Bob Nightengale. "We always knew the talent he had, but what he's done this year, playing every day, he's the definition of a game-changer. We call him a no-food player. A no-bathroom player. When he comes to the plate, nobody leaves their seat.
"There's no question he's the MVP of this league.''
The most obvious concern right now is Stanton's health. At 88 miles per hour, Fiers hit Stanton hard in an area where there are a ton of small bones that can take a long time to heal or even create vision problems. With Stanton due a massive contract extension sometime this offseason?one that will make him one of the highest-paid players in baseball?hopefully there is no long-term damage that could carry into next season.
