MLB umpire leaves the game after taking foul ball to the face
NBC News • • sports
Key Points:
- Home plate umpire C.B. Bucknor left the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Milwaukee Brewers game after being hit in the face mask by a foul tip during the second inning.
- The foul tip came from Tampa Bay's Nick Fortes hitting a 100-mph fastball from Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski, causing the ball to strike Bucknor.
- Bucknor, age 63, immediately went down on his knees and was attended to by Brewers catcher William Contreras and the training staff before leaving the field.
- First-base umpire Chad Fairchild took over home plate duties, transitioning the crew to three umpires, and the game was delayed for approximately 13 minutes.
