Pirates player takes brutal pitch off the face, has to be carted off the field

Ryan Vogelsong's day was ended in the bottom of the second inning when he took a bases-loaded pitch off the left cheekbone from Jordan Lyles in a terrifying moment of the Colorado Rockies-Pittsburgh Pirates contest Monday afternoon.

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#Pirates pitcher Ryan Vogelsong is hit in the face by a pitch during the 2nd inning against the Rockies today. pic.twitter.com/E7bIvx5huw

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Vogelsong was able to sit up, but he was stretchered off the diamond and taken to a hospital.

Ryan Vogelsong was hit in the head w/ a pitch and carted off the field in the 2nd.
We'll have updates as we get them pic.twitter.com/qb5Hlt5Baj

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