Orioles manager Craig Albernaz suffers broken jaw after getting hit by foul ball
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Key Points:
- The Baltimore Orioles overcame a 7-1 deficit to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7 at Camden Yards, highlighted by Jeremiah Jackson's grand slam and two home runs, marking his first career two-homer game.
- Pete Alonso contributed a go-ahead two-run homer, and Jackson added an insurance run to complete the comeback victory.
- During the game, Jackson accidentally hit a foul ball into the Orioles' dugout, striking manager Craig Albernaz in the face, resulting in a fractured jaw and multiple cheek fractures.
- Despite his injuries, Albernaz will continue managing the Orioles while on a soft food diet and has already returned to the dugout for the next game.
- Albernaz, 43, is in his first year as the Orioles' manager and previously worked as a bench coach and assistant general manager with the Cleveland Guardians.
