Tragedy in Boston tonight as there are reports coming out of Fenway Park of female fan with a “life threatening injury” after she was struck in the head with a piece of broken bat during the 2nd inning. From the AP:
A woman was removed from the Fenway Park stands bleeding from the head after being struck by a broken bat during the game between the Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox.
Boston police spokesman David Estrada says all or part of the bat hit her and her injuries were life threatening.
The fan was carried off on a stretcher after the top of the second inning Friday night. She was hit when Oakland’s Brett Lawrie broke his bat on a groundout to second base for the second out of the inning.
Photos from the ballpark show the seriousness of the situation:
Woman struck by piece of bat at Boston's Fenway Park has 'life-threatening injuries' http://t.co/WhkzTQ8haM pic.twitter.com/T0pgvy8963
— #Q13FOX (@Q13FOX) June 6, 2015
Fan hit, bloodied by broken bat in Fenway Park stands. Injury is life-threatening. http://t.co/Z3rsqxMWp9 pic.twitter.com/F6TaO3JLKI
— The Modesto Bee (@modbee) June 6, 2015
Woman Hit by Broken Bat at Fenway Park, Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries http://t.co/UeIFNIPqPB pic.twitter.com/tded5U7OWL
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) June 6, 2015
Witness said woman at Fenway hit by bat "was hit on the forehead to the top of the head" http://t.co/dlFWoGzBqn pic.twitter.com/rpzxxWECYT
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) June 6, 2015
Our thoughts and prayers are with this young woman and her family tonight.
Update. We just saw this and our hearts are breaking:
Officer consoling child whose mom was hit by a broken bat at tonight's #RedSox game at Fenway pic.twitter.com/Bp8XceqdSV
— Elizabeth Cherneff (@echerneff) June 6, 2015
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with an additional tweet.
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