A scary moment occurred when in the Angels-Athletics game when, in the bottom of the ninth inning, home plate umpire Paul Emmel was struck in the head with a loose bat, causing him to buckle over with a bleeding skull.
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Angels Jefry Marte lost control of his bat on a strike, hitting Emmel over the head.
Here's another look:
VIDEO: Paul Emmel's head cracked open by bat https://t.co/kzoFKLcIiU pic.twitter.com/UPNDcRj5sa
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) June 24, 2016
No surprise, he had to be tended to:
Umpire Paul Emmel leaves game bloodied after being struck by an errant bat. https://t.co/Y9qHPxfBO4 pic.twitter.com/KyFBxKqSRf
— SB Nation (@SBNation) June 24, 2016
The rest of the umpire crew were short-handed for the remainder of the game and Emmel was taken to the hospital for stitches.
Just saw the home plate ump Paul Emmel he's up & doing well after getting hit in the head, he's now on his way 2 the hospital 2 get stitches
— Alex Curry (@Alex_Curry) June 24, 2016
Thankfully the injury just requires stitches and nothing more. Just looking at the play, you could understand if things were far more serious.
