Umpires are in the direct line of fire, and Dale Scott found that out the hard - and painful - way.
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Scott, umpiring behind the plate during the Baltimore Orioles-Toronto Blue Jays game, took a foul tip right off the mask and dropped like a rock.
He was clearly hurt ...
Umpire Dale Scott leaves Jays-Orioles game after taking foul tip to facemask. https://t.co/h5NESZIXdJ pic.twitter.com/cByUm3Hy9j
— CP24 (@CP24) April 15, 2017
... and it was so bad he had to be stretchered off the field.
https://twitter.com/ConcussionCAN/status/853305590927560704
Scott suffered a concussion as a result of the foul tip from the Baltimore Orioles' Mark Trumbo.
The Denver Post reported that umpires are normally out about a week after suffering a concussion, and that Scott also suffered a concussion last year off a foul tip.
Baltimore won, 6-4.
